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Even Evil Has Loved Ones is a trope, much like Even Evil Has Standards, that is meant to show a villain is never completely wicked. Sometimes, this can appear as a villain having a parent, a lover, a child, or a friend they care about very much. Sometimes, if their love is strong enough, it will redeem the villain, but in other cases, their death may eliminate their belief in good and put them on the path of evil, in what is called the Despair Event Horizon. Note that this can only count if the villain is truly loving; in the case of a lover, if the villain simply has a crush that's not returned, it doesn't count.

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  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones is a trope, much like Even Evil Has Standards, that is meant to show a villain is never completely wicked. Sometimes, this can appear as a villain having a parent, a lover, a child, or a friend they care about very much. Sometimes, if their love is strong enough, it will redeem the villain, but in other cases, their death may eliminate their belief in good and put them on the path of evil, in what is called the Despair Event Horizon. Note that this can only count if the villain is truly loving; in the case of a lover, if the villain simply has a crush that's not returned, it doesn't count.
  • Being evil doesn't mean negative emotions 24/7 against everything and everyone, except in particular cases. Even evil characters (and real people) can feel and show love. Often, that love is twisted, a cause for villainy, or an act. Sometimes, though, a work can show an evil character's love as genuine and deep. This often serves to humanize the character, to give the hero doubts about fighting him/her, or even to provide a weakness for the hero to exploit. Examples of Even Evil Has Loved Ones include:
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  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones is a trope, much like Even Evil Has Standards, that is meant to show a villain is never completely wicked. Sometimes, this can appear as a villain having a parent, a lover, a child, or a friend they care about very much. Sometimes, if their love is strong enough, it will redeem the villain, but in other cases, their death may eliminate their belief in good and put them on the path of evil, in what is called the Despair Event Horizon. Note that this can only count if the villain is truly loving; in the case of a lover, if the villain simply has a crush that's not returned, it doesn't count.
  • Being evil doesn't mean negative emotions 24/7 against everything and everyone, except in particular cases. Even evil characters (and real people) can feel and show love. Often, that love is twisted, a cause for villainy, or an act. Sometimes, though, a work can show an evil character's love as genuine and deep. This often serves to humanize the character, to give the hero doubts about fighting him/her, or even to provide a weakness for the hero to exploit. Compare Even Evil Has Standards, Unholy Matrimony, Morality Pet, Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter, Daddy's Little Villain, and Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas. If the evil character in question is a Mook, and said love brings them in conflict with their own boss, that's Even Mooks Have Loved Ones. Can often overlap with Moral Myopia when the villain sees no problem with their own methods, until those methods are turned on the ones THEY love. Examples of Even Evil Has Loved Ones include:
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