I have always had loads of fun playing villain characters on stage. And every time I've gotten the chance, I've had people tell me that they came back to see the show a second time because of me.

Indeed, villain roles are among my favorites to perform, extra points if it´s a complete monster, I know that the "I like to play it because it is my polar opposite" excuse sounds generic, but damn it´s true

Other people always told me they found the BigBad at the end of {{Fantasia}} scary, I never understood why. Then again, it might be because my non-comics cultured parents referred to him as Batman...

Take a look at the number of self examples on Heroic Sociopath, Yandere, ETC.

Upon replaying ''CaveStory'', I found that I was doing something that would probably have previously been considered impossible (hell, ''our article on the game'' says it's impossible, and yet I did it): I was rooting for The Doctor, to the point where I have an edit of his sprite on one of the forums I regular as my avatar. Eventually, I determined that the reasons were because, since I'd played through the game before, the shock value of his actions was gone because I ''knew'' what he was going to do. This trope provided the rest. Also ties into EvilIsStylish - I want a hat like that!

I've always thought that, aside from when played seriously,this is ''the reason'' why {{CardCarryingVillain}} exist. Because,honestly,who would see themselves as evil?

This troper, since a very young age, has always sort of thought this. He's never actually been "evil" himself, but he LOVES to play evil. Whether it's Complete Monster style Evil, Dastardly Whiplash style Evil, or combo of both. Of course, it's even funner when it's hammy evil, and then even more fun if it's stylish evil. The latter may explain why I think Nazi uniforms are really cool...