Evil Laugh/Playing With

Basic Trope: An evil character laughs evilly in light of a recent triumph.

• Straight: Lord Bloodstone lets out a booming laugh now that he's caught the hero in his lair.
• Exaggerated: Lord Bloodstone laughs evilly at everything that easily pleases/amuses him.
• Downplayed: Lord Bloodstone lets out a minor chuckle after catching the hero in his lair.
• Justified: Lord Bloodstone cannot laugh any other way due to heavily practicing his laugh, which stuck after years of use.
• Inverted:
  • Lord Bloodstone has an Evil Weep.
  • Alternatively, Lord Bloodstone laughs when his ultimate evil plan fails.
  • Alternatively, The Hero is the one to laughs out loud when things go well.
• Subverted:
  • Lord Bloodstone's laugh turns out to be feeble and comical, despite him being so powerful and evil.
  • Lord Bloodstone is a good guy who's a combination of Guile Hero and Sociopathic Hero, and lets loose with this as the villain falls for his Batman Gambit.
• Double Subverted:
  • Except Lord Bloodstone wasn't really trying that time and later let's loose a powerful evil cackle.
  • Lord Bloodstone's laugh starts out as a pathetic, pitiful chortle, that slowly builds up into a full-scale, terrifying maniacal giggle.
• Parodied:
  • The evil laugh is used whenever Lord Bloodstone completes the most mundane task, such as making toast.
  • Conversely, Lord Bloodstone's evil laugh can go unabated for several minutes. The hero may even look at his watch or ask Lord Bloodstone if he's done yet.
  • Alternatively, "Muahahahahaa--* Cough cough* "
  • Lord Bloodstone's evil laugh gives the hero plenty of time to stab him.
• Deconstructed:
  • See parodied 4.
  • Lord Bloodstone's laugh makes those around him to think if he had lost his sanity.
  • Which he probaly has.
• Reconstructed:
  • Lord Bloodstone's laugh is actually a magically-enhanced sonic weapon which gives the hero a lot of trouble.
  • Alternatively, Lord Bloodstone's laugh unnerves people greatly, which only encourages him to indulge in it more, occasionally laughing just to screw with people's minds.
  • Alternatively again, his laugh is a feint making it seem like he's not paying attention. He gets attacked during this time and he easily counters (whilst still laughing because they fell for his trap).
• Zig Zagged: Sometime Lord Bloodstone doesn't feel up to using the evil laugh.
• Averted: Lord Bloodstone is The Stoic, feeling that showing no emotion at all has a greater effect on others.
• Enforced: "We need to give the villain a really good evil laugh."
• Lampshaded:
  • "And now, since I'm feeling so good right now, my Evil Laugh!"
  • "My evil plan is going perfectly! Hey, can somebody pass the laughing gas?"
  • "Haha, oh sometimes you've just got to laugh at this stuff."
• Invoked:
  • The hero pauses after Lord Bloodstone's massive speech, giving Lord Bloodstone an idea of what he's expecting.
  • An Evil Laugh is very important for a traditional Evil Overlord, so Lord Bloodstone decides to indulge in some.
• Defied: Lord Bloodstone has read the Evil Overlord List and has paid close attention to Item #20.
• Discussed: "Wait for it. (Beat) There we go!"
• Conversed: "How long do you think this guy took to come up with that laugh?"

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