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| - It's good to be bad? Think again. Despite what certain morally ambiguous personages would have you believe, being Evil isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be. It can destroy you, your Soul, and everyone you love and care about. Sure, evil may be temporarily satisfying, and man, it sure bakes good cookies, but cookies are unhealthy and fattening, and once those cookies are gone, what do you have left once you've given up everything just for that tasty, tasty murder, uh, I mean treat... Examples of Being Evil Sucks include:
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| - It's good to be bad? Think again. Despite what certain morally ambiguous personages would have you believe, being Evil isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be. It can destroy you, your Soul, and everyone you love and care about. Sure, evil may be temporarily satisfying, and man, it sure bakes good cookies, but cookies are unhealthy and fattening, and once those cookies are gone, what do you have left once you've given up everything just for that tasty, tasty murder, uh, I mean treat... The thing is, you may enjoy yourself for a little while, but eventually it will come back to haunt you in unpleasant ways. Kicking the morality pet has the unfortunate side effect of making you lose sleep at night or consuming you with guilt over the horrible things you've done. Letting your anger rule you is fun and easy... but you'll probably Kick the Wrong Dog in your bloodlust. Oh yeah, and there's also the likely chance that you will go mad, which really isn't as cool as it sounds when you're in a straitjacket. Because, you see, true happiness can only be achieved through The Power of Love or the Power of Friendship. Anybody can cross the Moral Event Horizon, but once you're there it looks pretty bleak. Nobody wants to be your friend because they're all terrified that you'll kill them in their sleep (or you already have), you've done nothing to better your position except cause more suffering and generally made the world a worse place to live in. And through it all you've nourished so many bad feelings that not even Evil Feels Good anymore, you don't even remember what it's like to feel good for a change. Of course, such a change of heart can be made much harder if it turns out Being Good Sucks, too. This is the likely reason behind many a Heel Face Turn, and may result in The Atoner or an Anti-Villain; it is a staple of almost every Tragic Villain. Even if the villain doesn't turn from his evil ways, having him realize this can make him much more sympathetic, and it can be rather tragic when the Well-Intentioned Extremist reaches the point where he realizes that he's not the good guy after all. Compare Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain and This Is Your Brain on Evil. Being evil can be even worse when you're bad at it. Examples of Being Evil Sucks include:
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