Intentionally loathsome characters, behaving in a loathsome manner/being reviled for their actions:
- There are villains that you just can't hate... Then there's this asshole.
- Haman the Agagite◊ from the Book of Esther, forcing people to bow to him.
- Two of the three Orphan Alley bullies◊ laughing at poor Fievel as the fat one throws straw at him in An American Tail.
- Steely Dan using Jotaro as a bridge◊ in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.
- Suguru◊ Kamoshida◊ from Persona 5.
- Blaise Debeste◊ from Ace Attorney Investigations 2.