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** ''D''-evilutionary biologist; Dr. Nefarious ''wants'' to devolve humanity into a more primitive or animalistic species.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Dr. Nefarious is obsessed with the idea to the point where it consumes his hobbies, social life and even time for eating and sleeping. His definition of immoral is, essentially, everyone except him and his ring of allies.
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** Dr. Nefarious is obsessed with the idea to the point where it consumes his hobbies, social life and even time for eating and sleeping. His definition of immoral is, essentially, everyone except him and his ring ofallies.allies.
** Dr. Nefarious is an EcoTerrorist who sought to replace the planet inhabitants with nothing but his own ''non-destructive'' creations.
** Dr. Nefarious is obsessed with the idea to the point where it consumes his hobbies, social life and even time for eating and sleeping. His definition of immoral is, essentially, everyone except him and his ring of
** Dr. Nefarious is an EcoTerrorist who sought to replace the planet inhabitants with nothing but his own ''non-destructive'' creations.
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** Bob is a hero who believes that humanity should be improved, and wants to cure all diseases and grant people helpful superpowers to do so. His arch-enemy is an EvilLuddite who opposes this noble goal.
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** Bob is a hero ScienceHero who believes that humanity should be improved, and wants to cure all diseases and grant people helpful superpowers to do so. His arch-enemy Savage Sam, his ArchEnemy, is an EvilLuddite who opposes this noble goal.
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* '''Exploited''': An accomplice of Dr. Nefarious interferes in the experiments, effectively piggybacking traits they prefer into Dr. Nefarious' work.
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* '''Exploited''': [[EnigmaticMinion An accomplice of Dr. Nefarious Nefarious]] interferes in the experiments, effectively piggybacking traits they prefer into Dr. Nefarious' work.
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** Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to the equivalent of inbreeding. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
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** Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to [[TangledFamilyTree the equivalent of inbreeding.inbreeding]]. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Instead, he'll just devolve them all into harmless monkeys and then improve the dolphins instead!
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* '''Double Subverted''': Instead, he'll just devolve them all into harmless monkeys ''Purgatorius'' and then improve the dolphins instead!
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* '''Inverted''': Dr. Nefarious is a fierce individualist and [[HelpingWouldBeKillstealing objects to the idea that someone forces "improvement"]] [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn on the world on principle]].
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** Dr. Nefarious is a fierce individualist and [[HelpingWouldBeKillstealing objects to the idea that someone forces "improvement"]] [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn on the world on principle]].
** Dr. Nefarious is a fierce individualist and [[HelpingWouldBeKillstealing objects to the idea that someone forces "improvement"]] [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn on the world on principle]].
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** Bob is a hero who believes that humanity should be improved, and wants to cure all diseases and grant people helpful superpowers to do so. His arch-enemy is an EvilLuddite who opposes this noble goal.
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** Dr. Nefarious considers evolution a tyranny to be liberated from through deliberate design - via either DesignerBabies or mechanical bodies.
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Dr. Nefarious is convinced that humanity is inferior for their loss of ability to grab things with their feet and is dedicated to restoring it for the [[EvilIsPetty sake of being able to easily grab and use the remote.]]
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* '''Averted''':???Dr. Nefarious specifically likens his work and impact on humanity to every other technology like vaccinations or eyeglasses, scoffing at the notion it is changing humanity.
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* '''Inverted''': Dr. Nefarious is a fierce individualist and objects to the idea that someone forces "improvement" on the world on principle.
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* '''Inverted''': Dr. Nefarious is a fierce individualist and [[HelpingWouldBeKillstealing objects to the idea that someone forces "improvement" "improvement"]] [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn on the world on principle.principle]].
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** [[NecessaryEvil This is the only way]] [[TheExtremistWasRight civilization can be improved at all in the setting.]]
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** [[NecessaryEvil [[NecessarilyEvil This is the only way]] [[TheExtremistWasRight civilization can be improved at all in the setting.]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to the equivalent of inbreeding. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
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** Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to the equivalent of inbreeding. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
** Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to the equivalent of inbreeding. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
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** Dr. Nefarious' utter ignorance of actual genetics results in his attempts at "improving the breed" going nowhere.
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** Nefarious is psychologically disturbed and understands morality in a different way from other characters. He believes that it can be pruned like a hedge.
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** Nefarious is psychologically disturbed and understands morality in a different way from other characters.people. He believes that it can be pruned like a hedge.
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** [[NecessaryEvil This is the only way]] [[TheExtremistWasRight civilisation civilization can be improved at all in the setting.]]
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**[[NecessaryEvil This is the only way]] [[TheExtremistWasRight civilisation can be improved at all in the setting.]]]]
** Nefarious is psychologically disturbed and understands morality in a different way from other characters. He believes that it can be pruned like a hedge.
**[[NecessaryEvil This is the only way]] [[TheExtremistWasRight civilisation can be improved at all in the setting.
** Nefarious is psychologically disturbed and understands morality in a different way from other characters. He believes that it can be pruned like a hedge.
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* '''Enforced''': "There are a few too many [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s in this story. I need to make a [[VisionaryVillain villain who is evil in a progressive way]] without being sympathetic."
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* '''Enforced''': "There are a few too many [[OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniacs]] in this story. I need to make a [[VisionaryVillain villain who is evil in a progressive way way]] without being sympathetic."
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"This code of experimental ethics is a little strict for my tastes. I guess I know what my career path is."
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* '''Defied''':???"If I try and edit humanity, that might just show other people it's possible. I'll just keep my hands clean of that particular scramble."
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* '''Reconstructed''': Having learned from his mistakes before everyone dies out, Dr. Nefarious manipulates the human genome to retain some capacity for selection, but ensuring that everyone has some of the most valuable traits in common (this being "valuable by Dr. Nefarious' standards").
* '''Played For Laughs''': Nefarious introduces slapstick and pun-based humour into the genome, resulting in an episode of surprising hilarity considering the issue addressed.
* '''Played For Drama''': The audience is introduced in disturbing detail to Nefarious' experiments as he cheerfully demonstrates to the captured hero what his plans are for them. The hero must plot their escape and also rescue or [[MercyKill euthanise]] as many experiments as possible in the process.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Nefarious introduces slapstick and pun-based humour into the genome, resulting in an episode of surprising hilarity considering the issue addressed.
* '''Played For Drama''': The audience is introduced in disturbing detail to Nefarious' experiments as he cheerfully demonstrates to the captured hero what his plans are for them. The hero must plot their escape and also rescue or [[MercyKill euthanise]] as many experiments as possible in the process.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Dr. Nefarious successfully manages to eradicate all "unwanted" traits from the gene pool. However, as humanity continues to breed over several generations, the same traits get passed on over and over again, eventually leading to the equivalent of inbreeding. The population suffers from devastating side effects and dies off.
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After some discussion and thought on the matter, Dr. Nefarious decides that mad biology cannot improve humanity.
* '''Double Subverted''':???Instead, he'll just devolve them all into harmless monkeys and then improve the dolphins instead!
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* '''Exaggerated''': Dr. Nefarious is obsessed with the idea to the point where it consumes his hobbies, social life and even time for eating and sleeping. His definition of amoral immoral is, essentially, everyone except him and his ring of allies.
* '''Downplayed''':???Dr. Nefarious merely makes a comment to the effect of implying that he wants to morally cleanse society, and is shown pursuing that goal secondary to other goals.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???Dr. Nefarious is obsessed with the idea to the point where it consumes his hobbies, social life and even time for eating and sleeping. His definition of amoral is, essentially, everyone except him and his ring of allies.
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[[TheExtremistWasRight This is the only way]] [[NecessaryEvil civilisation can be improved at all in the setting.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': A Mad Scientist who seeks to "improve" humanity.
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