Basic Trope: A character making a small devious smile marks trouble.
- Straight: As soon as Hiro prepares to stretch his hand for a handshake and Emperor Evulz smiles deviously to return the favor by shocking Hiro with a Electric Joybuzzer.
- Exaggerated:
- Emperor Evulz constantly smiles in the most smug manner every time the odds are in his favor.
- Slasher Smile
- Downplayed: The Anti-Hero makes devious smiles only on when they are mischievously annoying their allies. However, they remain stoic when real crimes are committed by Villains.
- Justified:
- Emperor Evulz wants to relish his villainy against his enemies, but needs to acquire a tactical advantage by hiding his villainous nature to the public.
- The anti-hero may have reformed from their villainous ways, but their old habits aren't easily abandoned.
- Emperor Evulz or the anti hero don't want to get their face frozen from constantly making over-dramatic facial expressions when feeling victorous.
- Inverted:
- The nicest heroes smile in a very devious manner every time they defeat their enemies.
- Villainous characters are constantly The Stoic when confronting their enemies.
- Heroic characters constantly frown or act Stoic to intimidate their enemies.
- Subverted: The electric joy buzzer Emperor Evulz used was to heal Hiro from his injuries.
- Double Subverted: Hiro is only feeling better because the electric joy buzzer had brainwashed him and Emperor Evulz smiles deviously with the victory of obtaining a new minion.
