Basic trope: Old people that are villains.
- Straight: Mr. Jenkins is in his 80s and an evil old man who wants to Take Over the City.
- Exaggerated: Mr. Jenkins is an 100-year-old Nazi Grandpa and an Evil Overlord who plots to rule the world with an iron fist.
- Downplayed:
- Mr. Jenkins is an elderly Retired Monster. Currently, he starts to prepare for his return and makes plan to Take Over the City.
- Grumpy Old Man
- Mr. Jenkins is a Corrupt Politician, well into his middle age, who wants to Take Over the City.
- Mr. Jenkins is old and attempts to get rid of his annoying neighbors by cruel means.
- Mr. Jenkins is no longer actively engaging in evil but is unrepentant of his past deeds.
- Justified:
- Mr. Jenkins experienced unfortunate and tragic things in his lifetime. He now snaps.
- Mr. Jenkins was an Ideal Hero during his young days, but the unfortunate circumstances upon reaching old age made him pull a Face–Heel Turn and become a Visionary Villain himself.
- Mr. Jenkins was a young villain who just happened to live long enough to grow old, and still remained a villain.
- Inverted:
- Mr. Jenkins is The Hero or an otherwise good character.
- Enfant Terrible
- Old Superhero
- Subverted:
- It looks like Mr. Jenkins is evil, but he was just having a bad day.
- Mr. Jenkins isn't actually old, he is suffering from premature aging that makes him look this way.
- Mr. Jenkins is actually younger than he looks but no less an asshole.
- Double Subverted:
- He was just having a bad day alright. He's much worse when he's normal.
- Mr. Jenkins was once immortal but lost his source of immortality and reverted to his actual age.
- Parodied:
- Mr. Jenkins is the Big Bad Wannabe who can't do anything because he has to walk with a cane and constantly suffers back pain.
- Mr. Jenkins is a Large Ham and a Card-Carrying Villain.
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- Mr. Jenkins is not evil.
- Mr. Jenkins is not old.
- Mr. Jenkins is neither evil nor old.
- Enforced: "We need a villain who's much older than the heroes! Let's make him old!"
- Lampshaded: "For a villain, you sure are old.''
- Exploited: Mr. Jenkins uses the respect afforded to the elderly to become a Villain with Good Publicity.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: "Mr. Jenkins is so evil!!! After I accidentally threw a ball in his house, he almost struck me down with a death gun!''
- Conversed: ???
- Deconstructed: Mr. Jenkins can't do anything evil due to going blind, getting Alzheimer's, and getting tired easily.
- Reconstructed:
- So he creates a potion that allows him to be able to move around, retain his memories, and see. He goes back to being evil in no time.
- Mr. Jenkins is a Non-Action Big Bad.
"Get off my lawn yer darn kids and go back to Evil Old Folks otherwise I'll shoot you with my Death Ray!''
