The Evil Overlord trope as used in popular culture. The archetypal High Fantasy villain, often the Big Bad. He usually lurks in an intimidating fortress in ... EvilOverlord / Literature · EvilOverlord / Video Games · Overlord List

A common subtrope is to have the Evil Prince as the younger brother to the king, who tends to be his polar opposite. This usually means the king is too good- ...

Any work where the king has been killed by The Evil Prince, The Caligula, Evil Uncle, or Evil Chancellor will normally portray the deceased king as this, to ...

A subtrope of Evil Overlord, and often served by an Elite Four. While Demon King Nobunaga can overlap, that's for a general Historical Villain Upgrade for Oda ...

The villain, Professor Fate, gets to be the one who looks just like the king-to-be. The Man in the Iron Mask involves an inversion of this plot — an evil king ...

Evil Overlord, who is similarly malicious, though not necessarily insane. The Generalissimo, an often-mad military dictator who forced their way into power.

If only the King thinks the evil chancellor is his most trusted and loyal subject, he's a Horrible Judge of Character and a Clueless Boss. When only the ...

The villains, on the other hand, will usually be a totalitarian dictatorship led by a single Evil Overlord, a supreme king or emperor, or perhaps queen/empress.

This trope is the Evil Counterpart of the Council of Angels, although these guys ... demon next to his master Demise the Demon King, Hyrule's God of Evil.

Hidden Villain: Arthur, the spider monster who acts as the Dragon King's messenger and scout, secretly works to restore the Demon King's evil nature and power.