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6	->'''Stu Hopps:''' You know what? Pretty much all predators, and Zootopia's full of 'em.\
7	'''Bonnie Hopps:''' Oh, Stu.\
8	'''Stu Hopps:''' And foxes are the worst!\
9	'''Bonnie Hopps:''' Actually, your father does have a point there. It's in their biology.
10	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''
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12	[[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 the stuff of nightmares.
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14	So it's perhaps unsurprising that foxes are often depicted in a negative light, especially in children's media.
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16	In fiction, it's not uncommon for foxes to be portrayed as sneaky, conniving, and unsavory. Antagonistic foxes will generally be {{evil genius}}es or {{manipulative bastard}}s. Even foxes who aren't predators get hit with this trope, especially if they are [[ScavengersAreScum dangerous scavengers]]. Sometimes, they're mean-spirited tricksters who [[BitchInSheepsClothing feign being good-natured]]. Sometimes, they're treacherous backstabbers who would sell virtually anyone up the river for a chance to get ahead, and other times they're just plain vicious bullies. Occasionally, they'll get portrayed as [[FoxyVixen evilly seductive]], sometimes complete with "foxy" wordplay.
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18	SubTrope of PredatorsAreMean. May overlap with FantasticFoxes, AsianFoxSpirit, and/or FoxFolk. For other fox stereotypes, see FoxyVixen and CunningLikeAFox.
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20	Compare SavageWolves, WickedWeasel, ThoseWilyCoyotes, and CruelCoyotes.
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22	!!Examples:
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25	[[folder:Animation]]
26	* One ''Animation/TheLittleMole'' short features a hungry fox antagonizing the Mole and the other woodland critters, who [[ScarecrowSolution paint themselves to bright colors to scare the fox away]].
27	* In ''The Snowman Postman'', the fox is one of the villains. She tries to trick the naive Snowman, is set on stealing the letter he is carrying, and constantly fights even with her own cronies. Since she has a rather vague idea of what a letter actually is, she starts the whole fuss thinking that, if she hands the Snowman's letter to Father Christmas, the latter will give her [[EvilIsPetty a chicken or maybe a duck]].
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30	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
31	* Dakki from ''Manga/HoshinEngi'' is an ancient fox spirit who's also a major antagonist, pretending to be innocent but actually being very ruthless and manipulative. She's based on the Chinese consort [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daji Daji]], who was suspected of being a malevolent fox spirit in disguise.
32	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Nine-Tailed Demon-Fox is a skyscraper-sized [[AsianFoxSpirit 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.]]
33	* Seymour "The Big" Cheese from ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'' is a fox named Kitsunezuka Ko'on 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.
34	* ''Manga/UshioAndTora'': Hakumen no Mono is a colossal nine-tailed fox that is MadeOfEvil and seeks to spread as much chaos and destruction as possible.
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37	[[folder:Comic Books]]
38	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has Fiona Fox. As a child, Fiona was imprisoned by Dr. Robotnik during his rise to power as a result of being abandoned by Sonic and Mighty the Armadillo. Understandably, she developed a grudge against the two for what happened, and over time, her grudge worsened the darker aspects of her personality, until eventually, she fell from grace entirely and became an outright villain. Fiona has a history of mild illegal activity, including robbery. She's also extremely clever and has an acute memory. However, she is clearly reluctant to talk about her past. When she chose to follow a darker path in life (likely due to her past), she developed a relationship with Scourge, Sonic's EvilCounterpart, preferring him to the virtuous real deal.
39	* Jizonobu in ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' was once a kindhearted priest. Once. Then he [[DealWithTheDevil sold his soul to dark gods]] to heal a sick girl out of desperation, since the girl's father threatened to kill everyone in his temple if he didn't. [[spoiler:They turned him into [[AxCrazy Jei]], and [[AllForNothing everyone in the temple as well as the girl's father died anyway]] (save the girl, Keifumi, and Priest Hama, who was badly wounded).]]
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42	[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
43	* In ''Literature/ChickenLittle'', Foxy Loxy is a fox who eats all the birds, usually including the protagonist, all the while pretending he's going to lead them to the king's house.
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46	[[folder:Fan Works]]
47	* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Seacliff Fox was the temporary captain of the Octonauts, but he was [[BadBoss cruel to his crewmates]] and always [[DrunkWithPower threw his weight around]]. He even [[WouldHitAGirl slapped Zulimar Zebra]], and this particular incident got him fired.
48	* The BigBad of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' fic ''Fanfic/OldWest'' is Dufayel, a [[ManOfWealthAndTaste wealthy]] and [[FrenchJerk French-speaking]] fox. In order to get the [[spoiler:great underground gold deposit]], he tries to claim the heroes' lands by using whatever legal and illegal means he can come up with.
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51	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
52	* PlayedForDrama in ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022''. [[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.]]
53	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoyTheMoleTheFoxAndTheHorse'': The Fox is introduced trying to eat the Mole (and maybe the Boy?), but later they find the Fox trapped in a snare and the Mole [[AndroclesLion frees him]] with the Fox returning the favor when the Mole falls in the river and joining the group.
54	-->The Fox (to the Mole): "If it wasn't for this snare, I would kill you."
55	* ''WesternAnimation/CharlottesWeb [[DirectToVideo 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure]]'' has Farley, an antagonistic fox who recurrently steals chickens from the farm. When Wilbur tries to save Farmer Hirsch's chickens, Farley flees the coop to frame Wilbur (due to an overgrowth of vegetation sticking to Wilbur's skin, giving him the look of a wild pig). Farley also chases [[SweetSheep Cardigan the lamb]] to an abandoned farmhouse and tries to eat him, but his plan is foiled by Wilbur and his friends. Also, while the original film had NoAntagonist, Farley's wicked and sinister motive and actions [[VileVillainSaccharineShow contrast with the whimsical and cartoonish elements]] of the second film.
56	* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'': Foxy Loxy is a [[TheBully bully]] towards Chicken Little and his friends, both physically and emotionally. This is averted after [[HeelFaceBrainwashing she's brainwashed into being kind.]]
57	* ''Animation/TheDonkeyKing'': Although Fitna is a FoxyVixen who seems to be helping Khan (who is good if flawed), in truth, she's [[spoiler:working for the BigBad ringmaster]] and wants to become Queen herself through dubious means.
58	* ''Animation/JiangZiya'': The [[AsianFoxSpirit 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.
59	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'': "Honest" John Foulfellow is an anthropomorphic fox who has no problem conning children out of their money and freedom (He even has the word "foul" right in his name!), and it's implied he's willing to do hits as well.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/RabbitAcademy'': The main villains are family of foxes who plan to steal [[MacGuffin Golden Easter Egg]] and take over the place of rabbits as carriers of Easter eggs.
61	* ''Film/SongOfTheSouth'': Br'er Fox, true to form, is one of the main antagonists who seek to eat Br'er Rabbit (the other being [[BearsAreBadNews Br'er Bear]]).
62	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' deconstructs this archetype:
63	** Nick Wilde is a fox who deep down is brave, loyal, helpful, and trustworthy. Unfortunately, [[FantasticRacism everyone sees a fox as shifty and untrustworthy]]. Nick [[ThenLetMeBeEvil decides there's no point trying to defeat the stereotype]] until he meets Judy.
64	** Another fox, Gideon Grey, bullies Judy when they are children, but deconstructs this trope [[ReformedBully as an adult]]. (He also deconstructs the CunningLikeAFox trope, both as a child and as an adult.)
65	** Downplayed with Finnick the Fennec fox, as he's a grumpy ConArtist, but he's not fully evil, and he even [[PetTheDog tells Judy where Nick is when she needs his help.]]
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68	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
69	* In ''Film/{{Antichrist}}'', the protagonist comes across a fox eating its own insides. The fox snarls at him then speaks with a deep human voice: "Chaos reigns."
70	* ''Film/DoraAndTheLostCityOfGold'': Swiper the Fox [[AdaptationalVillainy is an actual threat in this movie]]; he's affiliated with mercenaries and he helps them [[ParentsInDistress capture Dora's parents]].
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73	[[folder:Folklore]]
74	* Br'er Fox is one of the most frequent antagonists of the Br'er Rabbit stories, whose activities frequently revolve around trying to eat main character [[GuileHero Br'er Rabbit]].
75	* ''Literature/ReynardTheFox'': Reynard is a VillainProtagonist whose only real saving grace is that most of his enemies are no better than him.
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78	[[folder:Literature]]
79	* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'': The Fox, along with his partner-in-crime the cat, is a con artist who [[ObfuscatingDisability pretends to be handicapped]] to take advantage of people's kindness. Not only that, but the two of them feign kindness to Pinocchio to steal his money and later try to kill him.
80	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}: Friends of the Forest'', the book's climax has Thumper being antagonized by a hungry fox. Bambi goads the fox into chasing him to save Thumper. Just when it looks as if the fox is about to catch Bambi, Bambi's father, the Mighty King of the Forest frightens the fox away with his powerful antlers. After the fox flees, the Mighty King tells Bambi that while he is much too young to outrun a fox, he heard from the bluebird about how he did so to save Thumper and is proud of him.
81	* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': In "Learn About Strangers", Papa reads Sister a book called ''Silly Goose and Wily Fox''. In it, Wily Fox tricks Silly Goose into entering his lair and it [[DownerEnding ends]] with him [[SapientEatSapient eating her]].
82	* ''Literature/TheDarkIsRising'' series novel ''Literature/TheGreyKing'': The title character is an extremely evil Lord of the Dark. His minions include the milgwn: huge grey foxes that do his bidding, including slaughtering sheep.
83	* ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'': Daji is a sadistic 1000-year-old ''[[AsianFoxSpirit 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.
84	* ''Literature/AFlyWentBy'': Subverted. The fox is suspected of wanting to kill the calf, but he turns out to not want to.
85	* ''Literature/TheGingerbreadMan'': A fox tricks the Gingerbread Man into climbing on his nose and then [[EatenAlive eats him alive]].
86	* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'': In "Return to Ghost Camp", the child-killing spirit the Snatcher primarily takes the form of a fox and uses this form when killing its victims.
87	* ''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]]. The OG example (and arguably the vilest one) is [[NameToRunAwayFrom Slagar the Cruel]] from ''Mattimeo'', who is all the above and a [[WouldHurtAChild child slaver]].
88	* In ''Literature/SamPig'', the unnamed fox is one of the primary antagonists, doing things such as conning the pigs into letting him eat Brock the Badger's dinner.
89	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': House Florent's sigil is a fox. They're also very ambitious and opportunistic when it comes to increasing their power. They initially support Renly over Stannis in the War of the Five Kings, despite Stannis being their in-law because Renly has the stronger position. When they do go over to Stannis's side, they convert to an ApocalypseCult that practices {{human sacrifice}}. When the Head of the House Alester is arrested for treason, his cousin has no problem turning on him.
90	* In ''Literature/TheTaleOfJemimaPuddleDuck'', it's implied that the "Sandy-Whiskered Gentleman" (shown to be a fox in the illustrations) wants to kill Jemima, stuff her, and eat her for dinner, as well as make her eggs into an omelette.
91	* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'' foxes often attack the cats and compete with them for prey. This is why calling someone a "fox-heart" is a very bad insult. Because the foxes [[TranslationConvention don't have a language that the narrative translates]], the implication is that they're savage beasts.
92	* ''Literature/WatershipDown'' has select rabbits from Hazel's warren travel to Efrafa, seeking breeding does. En route, Bigwig detects a fox paralleling their course and decides to misdirect it away from the rabbit party. As it turns out, Bigwig encountered Groundsel and some other rabbits from Efrafa in a wood. The Efrafans were so fixated upon detaining Bigwig that the fox caught them by surprise. It's also mentioned that the defeated Efrafan force, while returning from Watership Down, had their numbers culled by a fox, further loosening their control of the Efrafa warren.
93	* ''Literature/TheWonderfulAdventuresOfNils'': Smirre the fox is not a nice guy, especially in the anime, where he's a recurring villain. He frequently tries to eat the geese.
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96	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
97	* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'':
98	** Downplayed. [[FoxFolk Fuchsbau]] have a reputation amongst the [[BeastMan Wesen]] community for being sly and deceptive, and are commonly found in at least questionable trades. However, all the Fuchsbau to appear have been presented as reasonably sympathetic. With [[TheSmartGirl Rosalee Carvert]] being one of the show's main heroes.
99	** Vulpesmyrca are black fox Wesen (and noticeably larger than Fuchsbau), who are renowned as vicious and relentless predators. They commonly work as mercenaries and traditionally prey upon Willaharas (rabbit Wesen) for their feet (which is used illegally as a fertility treatment).
100	* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' has the aptly-named "Crack Fox," a loathsome, drug-addicted fox with hypodermic needles for fingers who has built a house out of trash bags and seeks to steal Naboo's shaman juice in order to acquire unlimited power, with which he plans to lead a worldwide rebellion of woodland critters with him as it's leader. Played with in that he wasn't always foul: he used to be an aristocratic fox named Jerome who left the country for London in order to check out the club scene there. However, while he had some very good times from this lifestyle, the drugs and expenditure ultimately dragged him down and warped Jerome into the bitter, grotesque creature he is now.
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103	[[folder:Music]]
104	* ''Music/{{CG5}}'': The music video for "Let Me Through" focuses on all the different variants of Foxy the animatronic fox seen throughout the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' series. In the video, all the different Foxys try every means they can think of to get into the security guard's office, presumably to kill him. Nightmare Foxy and Funtime Foxy in particular show NoSympathyBetweenMooks, as Nightmare Foxy kills the original Foxy, and Funtime Foxy kills the other Funtime animatronics. In the end, [[spoiler:Funtime Foxy is the one who manages to get into the security guard's office. The video ends with the security guard panicking just before Funtime Foxy enters, and we don't know what happens after that]].
105	* The music video for Music/{{Disturbed}}'s "[[Music/{{Immortalized}} The Vengeful One]]" has one of the programs on the OminousTelevision enthralling the family is a pastiche of MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. It shows a cartoon fox with a crazed expression running towards the camera, a large mallet in both hands.
106	* Music/NekoCase's "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" is inspired by a Ukrainian folktale about a fox who tricks a wolf into confessing his sins, which the fox then uses against him, the moral being to be wary of those who promise salvation. In the song, Neko confesses to a fox who shames her for what she's done; when she seeks solace from him, he responds that her suffering has no meaning other than to give her something to cry over "when the death of your civilization precedes you". Having lost all faith in everything else, Neko is forced to put up with his taunts just so she has someone to believe in.
107	* The German parody rap band The Orsons wrote a song titled "Der Fuchs plant nichts Gutes" (Ger. "The Fox Is Up To No Good") about a nefarious fox that steals guns from a farmer to raid his chicken coop, before escaping across the border in a stolen car.
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110	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
111	* In Myth/ChineseMythology, Huli-jing are vampiric shape-shifting foxes with up to nine tails, are composed of yin, and need to seduce men to drain their yang.
112	* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, [[AsianFoxSpirit 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.
113	* The Korean kumiho is a multi-tailed fox with [[ToServeMan a taste for human liver]].
114	* Foxes play multiple roles in Native American myths, usually more benevolent compared to wolves or coyotes. However, the Iroquois in particular have a story of a fox tricking a hunter into starving himself.
115	* In [[Literature/TheFourGospels Luke 13:32]] from Literature/TheBible, Jesus calls Herod Antipas a fox, probably as a way of saying Herod was weak and deceitful.
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118	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
119	* {{Zigzagged\|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.
120	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
121	** 1st Edition AD&D supplement ''Oriental Adventures''
122	*** All fox hengeyokai characters [[AlwaysChaoticEvil must be of Evil alignment]] (ChaoticEvil, NeutralEvil, or LawfulEvil). This requirement was dropped in later editions.
123	*** The Hu Hsien are a race of foxes that can shape change to human form. They are ChaoticEvil.
124	** 4th Edition had a race of fox-like demons called "raavastas" who manipulated rulers and kingdoms by acting as {{Knowledge Broker}}s and selectively offering information or informing their rivals, replacing the jackal-like arcanaloths of previous editions. In 5th Edition arcanaloths are back, but the art occasionally depicts them as more fox-like than jackal-like, most notably [[TabletopGame/{{Planescape}} Shemeshka the Marauder's]] appearance on the cover of the "Turn of Fortune's Wheel" adventure module.
125	* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Nogitsune are Oni who either possess [[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] [[DependingOnTheWriter or]] form bodies in their image and act as spies and assassins. They have a "Contagious Whisper" ability that acts as a ''Suggestion'' spell but the victim can unwittingly spread it to other targets, potentially turning royal courts into bloodbaths.
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128	[[folder:Video Games]]
129	* The only fox in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' is Crazy Redd, a shady salesman who runs a {{black market}} shop. Although he typically does have some genuinely rare items that can't be obtained anywhere else, they're mixed in with overpriced common items, and from ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld Wild World]]'' onwards, paintings and artwork he sells have a high chance of being forgeries.
130	* The Fox known as "The Teeth in the Darkness" from ''VideoGame/CultOfTheLamb''. He is a serial killer who [[CarnivoreConfusion eats other animals]] and devil-like figure. He will give you Holy Talisman fragments in exchange for victims for him to eat. Getting the final talisman fragment from him requires you to sacrifice your mentor figure Ratau. He apparently does this because he sees the lamb as a fellow predator and [[TheCorruptor want to make them more like him]]. He is implied to be some sort of supernatural being as he can only be contacted in certain places at night and emerges from a pool of darkness.
131	* ''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]], her {{Light\|IsNotGood}} form 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, while her {{Dark\|IsEvil}} form has traits of her [[spoiler:Beast IV:L form]].
132	* ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':
133	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'': Foxy is an animatronic with a fox suit who's just as dangerous as the other animatronics. Like them, he's hellbent on stuffing the nightguard into a spare animatronic suit.
134	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'': Mangle is another fox animatronic, and just like its predecessor Foxy, it seeks to attack and kill the player. Withered Foxy, [[spoiler:aka the Foxy that will become the one in FNAF 1]], also will leap into the office to kill the player.
135	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'': Phantom Foxy is just a hallucination, so he can't kill you, but he will give you a nasty JumpScare and give Springtrap more time to get to you. Phantom Mangle, likewise, can't kill you or even jumpscare you, but can produce very loud static that makes it hard to hear Springtrap coming.
136	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'': Nightmare Foxy seeks to jump out and murder the player ([[WouldHurtAChild who is possibly a child]], if they're the same person as the Crying Child seen in the cutscenes). In the Halloween DLC Nightmare Mangle combines the worst of Nightmare Foxy and Phantom Mangle, as if they get into the closet, the static makes it hard to hear other animatronics. And while this probably doesn't count, it should probably be noted that the Crying Child's bully older brother, [[spoiler: who's responsible for the bite that killed him thanks to stuffing his brother's head inside an active Fredbear's mouth]], wears a Foxy mask.
137	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'': Funtime Foxy is as dangerous as the rest of the animatronics in the game; if they're found in the dark, they'll leap out, screaming, with their jaws snapping and their face lifting up, revealing their endoskeleton.
138	** ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'': Rockstar Foxy is initially an aversion, but in ''VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight'' he zigzags this as he becomes the WildCard of the player's attempt to survive. He might help the player, he might kill the player. But at least he's AffablyEvil about it. Getting certain scores also shows clips from ''Bear of Vengeance'', in which Foxy is nominally considered the villain of the story (with Mangle as his sidekick), but his methods of dealing with Freddy are more PokeThePoodle than any real villainy (forcing Freddy to cook him breakfast, wear a fruit hat, or dress up like Santa and give out presents. [[spoiler:In the end, he gets bored of fighting Freddy and takes a vacation.]]
139	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted'': Grimm Foxy is [[ManOnFire always wreathed in flames]] and the second he has you in his sight, he'll chase you down and try to kill you.
140	** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'': The ShowWithinAShow, "Freddy and Friends on Tour" portrays Foxy as a villain before becoming friends with the other characters. He ''is'' a pirate, after all.
141	* Dash Kobayashi from ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad'' is an albino fox warrior and TheDragon to the main villain Origami, and one of Origami's most sadistic enforcers. Besides betraying his clan and having them massacred in his backstory, he also killed Hero's (the... hero) father, and returns repeatedly to taunt the players besides [[YouHaveFailedMe killing his subordinate, Shade]] over her failure to apprehend the heroes.
142	* ''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.
143	* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': Ninetails is the lord of Ryoshima Coast, and an evil fox demon who [[spoiler:murders and impersonates the priestess Rao to get the Fox Rods needed to restore themselves to full power.]]
144	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has a few.
145	** Ninetales 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]].
146	** Nickit and Thievul from ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' steal from anyone and anything they can, fitting of their thief-like appearance.
147	** Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark from ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'' are the [[{{Yurei}} vengeful spirits]] of normal Zorua and Zoroark that succumbed to the harsh conditions of the Hisui region [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything after being driven from their original homes by humans]]. Hisuian Zoroark can even create illusions so real, they cause physical harm in and out of the body.
148	* In ''Sonic Origins'', the cutscene preceding ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' shows a pair of foxes bullying Tails for his twin tails. Sonic runs past the two foxes, spinning them around and causing them to get dizzy, rescuing Tails in the process. From then on, Tails joins Sonic as his sidekick.
149	** This is also humorously [[InvokedTrope invoked]] by Eggman in the cutscene preceding ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'': when telling Knuckles about how Sonic and Tails are villains that they need to stop from getting the Master Emerald, the ImagineSpot shows Tails as a sinister-looking nine-tailed fox.
150	* ''VideoGame/SuperNinjaMeowCat'': The boss of level 2 is an anthropomorphic fox with an ArrogantKungFuGuy personality.
151	-->'''Fox:''' You cant [sic] out fox me! I am a fox!
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155	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Corsac and Fennec Albain are two fox [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]] brothers affiliated with [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Adam Taurus]]' faction of the [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized White Fang]]. While they're not ''quite'' as bad as Adam and (rightly) believe his acts of wanton cruelty will alienate potential supporters, they nevertheless share his overall goal of [[FantasticRacism Faunus supremacy]].
156	* The entire plot of the fan-made ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' story ''WebAnimation/WhereWasMyHero'' is a WhatIf scenario in which Tails never met Sonic. [[spoiler:Without Sonic to look up to, Tails snaps, [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed razes his hometown]], [[EvilerThanThou murders Eggman]], and eventually becomes an OmnicidalManiac responsible for the destruction of several cities]].
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160	* The Kumiho from ''Webcomic/TheFoxSister'' is [[AsianFoxSpirit a nine-tailed fox spirit]] who's very much malevolent (as they're typically depicted in Korean folklore), disguising herself as a human so she can get close to her human victims and eat them.
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164	* ''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]].
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168	* The main antagonist in the ''WesternAnimation/BabyHuey'' cartoons is a fox who tries to eat Huey's duckling friends. Huey at first thinks he's friendly, which the fox tries to use to his advantage, only to be stymied by the giant gosling's NighInvulnerability and StoutStrength. Eventually, Huey wises up and realizes "You're the fox, and you're trying to eat me!" and lays the smackdown on the fox.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'': In "Blue Mountains", the villain of the game the Heeler family are playing is a fox (played by Bandit's hand) who pretends to be "kindly" and tricks Big Sister (Chilli's hand) into getting trapped in a cave (Bandit's mouth).
170	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': The Cajun Fox tries to kidnap Muriel, intending to [[ToServeMan make her into Cajun Granny Stew]].
171	* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': The show's primary antagonist is a fox named Swiper, whose primary goal is to rob Dora of whatever she's carrying in each episode. He's also rather [[EvilIsPetty petty]]; if he manages to get the stuff, he'll proceed to just [[ThrewMyBikeOnTheRoof throw it into the distance]], where she needs to stop her quest to retrieve them. A few episodes do flesh Swiper out a bit more- one episode shows where he lives, for example.
172	* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': One minor antagonist in the show's ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' segments was a fox who would often try to steal chickens from the henhouse (and in a few cases, Sheldon the Egg).
173	* One segment of ''WesternAnimation/KingLeonardoAndHisShortSubjects'' is "The Hunter," which centers on a FunnyAnimal hound dog that works as a police detective. His cases always involve a series of thefts of one or two particular items. The culprit is invariably The Fox, who repurposes the stolen items into something else that he sells for profit. The IdiotHero exposes the criminal by happenstance, then claims his bumbling was intentional.
174	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'': Junjie the fox [[GreenEyedMonster deeply envies Shifu for being the master of the Jade Palace instead of him]]. He's also a ManipulativeBastard.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' has Rufus, a charlatan fox that has no qualms against swindling, scamming and even ''abducting'' Pure Heart Valley's residents.
176	** Mao Mao also had to deal with having a fox as one of his childhood bullies.
177	* ''WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit'': Mr. Tod is an antagonistic fox who is usually seen trying to eat Peter Rabbit and his friends. He also tends to think of himself as somewhat of an {{evil genius}} and takes pride in being the top predator in the area.
178	* A ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch based on ''Film/EmmetOttersJugbandChristmas'' has Emmet invite Frankie Fox as the newest member of the jug band. However, the rest of the band are wary, as foxes are their natural enemies. Sure enough, Frankie attacks them all during their performance of "We're All the Same on Christmas Day."
179	-->'''Emmet:''' Wait! Ain't we all the same on Christmas day?\
180	'''Frankie:''' Oh, we're not the same, cause I ain't dead! Merry Christmas!
181	* ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'': A recurring villain is a fox, who often attempts to capture the farm animals.
182	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': One episode of the show, entitled "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS3E3FoxTrot Fox Trot]]" was created following the show's ChannelHop from syndication to Creator/FoxKids. The episode's wraparounds featured Buster and Babs being chased by [[BitingTheHandHumor the Fox Network Executives]], who are depicted as a pair of hungry foxes.
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