Basic Trope: A villain who is convinced that they are the hero. * Straight: Alice, the Big Bad, thinks that she is The Hero, eliminating crime by killing any criminals regardless of whether or not they were justified * Exaggerated: Alice is a Complete Monster who sees herself as The Messiah. * Justified: The heroes of the past were way too soft on the criminals, and Alice felt that she has to make up for that. * It's a Crapsack World where fascist policies are necessary for civilization and overall happiness. * Inverted: Alice is genuinely good, but is good to a fault and doesn't do enough to stop the spread of evil. * Alice is a Noble Demon, who does good deeds whilst having a villainous reputation. * Subverted: Alice is built up as a Knight Templar, but that