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Their humor goes hand in hand with their villainy; their comedic traits only accentuate how disturbed they are. As for sympathetic villains....it depends on whether or not the work itself treats their actions as sympathetic. For instance, Lotso's backstory does not excuse what he does as his actions are out of proportion to what happened to him. The film developers even go out of their way to ensure that you don't feel bad for Lotso. In short, a Freudian excuse is meant to explain the character's actions, but they also need to be in proportion to what the villain does.