Angst? What Angst?: Misery doesn't seem all too fazed by her grandmother possessing her body for years, nor does she seem to be aware at all that her mother was killed.
Awesome Art: The artstyle and character designs are incredibly creative and unique, creating an interesting blend of both American and Japanese art techniques and characters.
Butler is the true orchestrator of the horrible events that take place throughout Lockville City. In actuality The Devil himself, Butler was cast down to Earth after a failed coup against God, and now sows seeds of destruction and despair throughout humanity for being weak insects in his eyes. After corrupting the Violet bloodline into becoming his fanatical cult who butcher infants in his name, Butler uses Franck Violet to bring Beastman-trafficking rings of rape and torture to Lockville City, all while kidnapping adults and children by the dozen and performing grotesque experiments on them to turn them into living "keys". Unleashing monstrous demons, empowering and assisting the psychopathic Lazlo in a raping and killing spree, and kidnapping the young Misery Violet, Butler reveals his intent to destroy the Double Helix of life and plunge all of humanity into an agonized, abominable existence of never-ending death and rebirth, then use their mangled, pain-stricken carcasses as a stairway to blast back into Heaven and reclaim his position of glory at God's side. The ultimate evil of the entire story and the Arch-Enemy of every major character, Butler was an enemy to all living things, seeking hellish existences for all except himself in his mad quest to regain God's favor, simply to satisfy his own ego.
Lazlo is a twisted sadist who is first introduced as a prime partaker in a Beastman trafficking ring, where Beastmen are tortured, abused, and raped for the pleasure of the wealthy, with Lazlo personally seen whipping a Beastman bloody before he is stopped by police officer Pete. After being granted an escape by Butler, Lazlo organizes a prison riot, slaughtering any guards who stand in his way to freedom. Once allying with Butler and becoming the super-powered Black Keyman, Lazlo first uses his abilities to seek vengeance on Pete for arresting him, leaving his current boss Franck to die in the process. As the seemingly sole super-powered being in Lockville City following this, Lazlo uses his powers to satisfy his disturbing and deviant tastes, kidnapping, raping, and butchering dozens upon dozens of women, defiling their corpses and using them as a throne. Capturing Pete's girlfriend Flora, and murdering his own henchmen when they fail him, Lazlo uses her as a hostage to torture Pete, proclaiming his plans to rape and torture her to death while Pete watches. In his final duel with Pete, Lazlo gleefully targets dozens of innocents to torment Pete, brutally executing several of them before being stopped, and spends his final moments whining that he doesn't deserve to be punished.
Devonea Violet, more commonly known as "Dr. Necro," is an ancient witch currently seeking to right the wrongs of her past. Ages ago tampering with the black arts and making a pact with Butler that resulted in the changing of the natural order in the world, Necro fled from Butler's sight and began scheming to take down her former partner. Arriving in Lockville and immediately gaining allies on the police force with her helpful advice and charming attitude, Necro uses Inspector Alex Rex to carry out her plans against Butler, putting the entire police force in harm's way while noting that though it's not ideal, she'd sacrifice them all if necessary. Necro takes down a Beastmen trafficking ring, reunites with and redeems her son Franck by assisting him in reviving his lost daughter, and ultimately works with Franck to outplay Butler before sacrificing herself to ensure his schemes never threaten the world again.
Franck Violet is the son of Devonea, aka Dr. Necro, raised by his mother under brutal conditions to make him a better sorcerer, and serves as the first Arc Villain of the story. Desperate to retrieve his daughter Misery when Necro bodyjacks the girl's soulless body to protect herself from a vengeful Franck, Franck masterminds a brilliant conspiracy in Lockville, allying with various criminal elements to slide under police radar for years and manufacture "Keymen" superheroes to simultaneously use them in his plans to access the afterlife as well as lure Necro to him. Upon succeeding in capturing Necro, Franck ends up allying with her to finish his quest of reviving Misery, at which point Franck showcases his genuinely kind personality in raising Misery. When Butler kidnaps Misery and mortally sounds Franck, Franck teams with his mother one last time to use Alex Rex and his allies as pawns in thwarting Butler, before sacrificing himself alongside Necro to protect Lockville from similar threats, making Alex promise to look after Misery for him in the process.
