Line #23 PlayingWith/EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor


1	'''Basic Trope''': Bad guys either don't understand jokes or tell really bad ones.
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** Emperor Evulz never laughs at anyone's jokes.
4	** Emperor Evulz laughs at things like drowning a person in a ducking chair.
5	* '''Exaggerated''':
6	** Emperor Evulz has never gotten a single joke since he was born.
7	** Emperor Evulz is TheHyena, and [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter what he finds so funny all the time]] is torturing or killing others.
8	* '''Downplayed''':
9	** Emperor Evulz rarely laughs at people's jokes, but occasionally it happens.
10	** Emperor Evulz finds torturing people funny, but it's not the only kind of humor he likes.
11	** Emperor Evulz merely has a [[BlackComedy dark sense of humor]] that isn't inherently malicious.
12	* '''Justified''':
13	** Emperor Evulz is TheEeyore.
14	** Emperor Evulz is a MonsterClown.
15	** Emperor Evulz hails from an AlwaysChaoticEvil race where human suffering is considered humorous.
16	** Emperador Malvados doesn't understand English well enough to make sense of the puns (or make them himself).
17	* '''Inverted''':
18	** Bob, {{the hero}}, has NoSenseOfHumor.
19	** 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.
20	** Emperor Evulz is the main source of comedy.
21	* '''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.
22	* '''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.
23	* '''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.
24	* '''Zig Zagged''': Emperor Evulz has no sense of humor; Dracone has a sadistic sense of humor, and Eva's sense of humor is no different from those of the heroes.
25	* '''Averted''': Evulz' sense of humor (or lack thereof) is no different from the heroes'.
26	* '''Enforced''': The author wants to show clearly that Evulz is not a guy the audience wants to imitate.
27	* '''Lampshaded''': "Why is it every villain I've ever met either has no sense of humor or a lousy one?"
28	* '''Invoked''': Evulz wants his targets to view him as an unstoppable killing machine. Unstoppable killing machines don’t laugh.
29	* '''Exploited''':
30	** 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]].
31	** 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.
32	* '''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.
33	* '''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.”
34	* '''Conversed''': “Evulz totally [[KnightofCerebus changes the tone of the whole show]], dude. He NEVER jokes around.”
35	* '''Implied''': “You going to Evulz’s dungeon open mic this weekend?” “Why would I ever put myself through that?”
36	* '''Deconstructed''':
37	** Evulz's bad sense of humor turns off potential allies and makes him TheFriendNobodyLikes among his actual [[VillainousFriendship friend group]].
38	** Internally, he’s dealing with a lot and just can’t bring himself to find any humor in the world.
39	** Evulz's cruel jokes get him in trouble with the GreaterScopeVillain.
40	* '''Reconstructed''':
41	** After sorting out all his personal issues, Evulz still doesn’t laugh, realizing that he just doesn’t actually find many things funny.
42	* '''Played for Laughs''':
43	** Evulz is TheComicallySerious.
44	** 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]].
45	* '''Played for Drama''': Evulz is a truly dangerous sociopath and the KnightOfCerebus.
46	* '''Played for Horror''':
47	** 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]].
48	** 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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