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Comic Relief villains are more light-hearted and less dark or evil than what is considered normal for the works in which they appear, having a comedic presence within an otherwise serious story. They are mutually exclusive from and the exact opposites of Game Changers. These villains are usually seen in TV shows as they sometimes become more nasty, depending on the episode. In particular, if a villain falls under Mischievous, Incompetents, Dimwits or Ensembles, they are likely to be part of this (e.g. Condiment King, many versions of Harley Quinn, and Tabitha).

Comic Reliefs can and tend to have their more threatening moments (e.g. Wheatley, Monokuma, King Dedede, Fawful, Ryuk, Double Trouble, Twice, Runa Yomozuki, and the Collector) but their comedy must be more prominent, memorable and/or remembered.

IMPORTANT: Villains who are Pure Evil can NEVER qualify because their acts are always taken seriously and/or fearsome in comparison to others. This is applicable even if they appear to be funny because their humor is usually sadistic or twisted and makes them even more threatening, and even if they do have some genuinely funny moments, their acts are still played seriously in-universe (e.g. Emperor Palpatine, Junko Enoshima, Yuuki Terumi, It, Ramsay Bolton, Percival C. McLeach, Joker, Bill Cipher, Frieza, Scar, Dio Brando, Mahito, Patrick Bateman, Stu Macher, Syndrome, Norman Osborn, Katz, Randall Boggs, Aku, Agatha Trunchbull, Kefka Palazzo, Dimentio, Mysterio, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, and Hades). Pure Evil villains like the ones listed should go under these Faux Affably Evil, Trickster, Thrill-Seekers, Self-Aware, Sadists, Charismatic, Comedy villains, Dimwits, and/or Game Changers categories instead.

Also, DO NOT add characters like these even if they are not Pure Evil and/or Game Changers:

• Comedy villains from comedic media, even if they are comedic and amusing themselves (e.g. Eric Cartman, Peter Griffin, Balthazar Bratt, Dr. Neo Cortex, Discord, Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Aloysius O'Hare, Captain Hook, Ken, Dr. Nefarious, and Hades), unless they are also comedic in a work from a comedic franchise that is not comedic and in contrast to its franchise's comedic tone.
• Villains who the audience may find funny, but are not treated as such in-universe (e.g. Green Goblin, Loki, Doma, Lalo Salamanca, Big Jack Horner, Trevor Philips, Hans Landa, Jabba the Hutt, Adam, and Vaas Montenegro).
• Villains who start off comedic, but grow out of it as the story goes on (e.g. Ernesto de la Cruz, DOR-15, Turbo, Moloch, Tighten, Earl of Lemongrab, Gaston LeGume, Adolf Hitler, Spot, Dawn Bellwether, and Jesse Pinkman).
• Villains who present themselves in a comedic way, but it only increases how loathsome and sadistic they are rather than downplaying it (e.g. Frau Engel, Byron Hadley, Professor Marmalade, Devin Weston, Homelander, Stormfront, Eddy's Brother, and Chris Hargensen).

This is for villains who appear in a serious setting and are treated comically/lighthearted in-universe.