Exploitation Villains

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Villains from a controversial subgenre known as exploitation, dealing in taboo subject matter merging with stories involving horror, dark comedy, deconstruction, (sur)realism, adult entertainment, etc.; it was especially prominent during a period known as the video nasty era, spawning titles that continue to be seen due to their (intentionally) controversial content. Exploitation media is often banned but those which get released become cult-favorites amongst dedicated fans. Also, by its very nature most Internet trolling-related phenomena is exploitation and can be even more taboo due to greater difficulties in censoring the Internet.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, THE MEDIA SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR ITS OFFENSIVE AND GRAPHICALLY DISTURBING MATERIAL, which is amplified to invoke the phenomena "Refuge in Audacity" (for example: Berserk, South Park, Family Guy, The Boys, Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt, Mortal Kombat, God of War and Saw).

Some of these villains are difficult to qualify as Pure Evil given that they're a part of a genre meant to be over-the-top and appalling thus making it hard for said villains to meet such massive heinous standards since both the story and villain(s) themselves stand out. Therefore, villains from works with insanely heinous settings and/or a message that depicts the setting as such are rarely included (Crossed, Redo of Healer, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Superjail!, and I Spit on Your Grave). In addition, villains from works that are pure Shock Value with no moral/message whatsoever and thus have nothing admirable to protect are banned as well.

Also, the story also needs a deep meaning and/or somewhat of a moral. However, exceptions can still exist if they do in fact manage to meet all criteria (e.g. Griffith, Junko Enoshima, Ragyō Kiryūin, Light Yagami, Judge Holden, AM, Drayton Sawyer, Alan Yates, Henry Evans, Frank Tenpenny, Zeus (God of War), Thragg, Masayuki Kaneki, Black Noir, Jang Deok-su, Art the Clown, Kandarian Demon and Aunt Ruth Chandler).

Examples of exploitation villains are Peter Griffin, Gil Yepes, Homelander and his television counterpart, Makima, Kromer, Oh Il-nam, Peacemaker, Eric Cartman, Le'garde and Blitzo Buckzo. Their opposites are the Exploitation Heroes.