Lawful Evil

Evil, but with a contract and a dress code.

• Stannis Baratheon
  Game of Thrones

  Rightful king by every law, including the ones he wrote. Burned the rest.

• Darth Vader
  Star Wars

  Excellent at org charts, terrible at feedback.

• Dolores Umbridge
  Harry Potter

  Proof that evil can be fully compliant with regulations.

• Tywin Lannister
  Game of Thrones

  Family first. Loves none of them.

• Emperor Palpatine
  Star Wars

  Became the Senate. Legally.

• Magneto
  X-Men

  Right about humans, wrong about everything after that.

• Agent Smith
  The Matrix

  Hates the smell of humans. Became millions of them anyway.

• Mr. Burns
  The Simpsons

  Released the hounds. Blocked out the sun. Still can't remember Homer's name.

• Lex Luthor
  DC Comics

  Could cure cancer, but then Superman would still exist.

• Sauron
  The Lord of the Rings

  One ring, one plan, one very large eye. Zero delegation.

• GLaDOS
  Portal

  Promised cake. Documented everything. Delivered neither.

• Gus Fring
  Breaking Bad

  Runs a chicken franchise with a box cutter and a smile.

• Thanos
  Marvel Cinematic Universe

  Did the math. The math was wrong. Did it anyway.

• Nurse Ratched
  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  Medication time. It is always medication time.