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Is Chaotic evil more evil than Lawful evil?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 6907608" data-attributes="member: 6778044"><p>In my mind, lawful or neutral evil are "worse" than chaotic evil, simply because they can do more damage and be far more insidious.</p><p></p><p>Somebody who is chaotic evil is really just a psychopath. They have no regard for life, the law, others, etc. It's entirely selfish whim with a very sadistic bent that drives them. But they are usually the easiest to spot and counter. Like Geoffrey or Ramsay in Game of Thrones, they don't rise to power, they get it by opportunity and maintain it solely through their personal power. Almost nobody willingly serves such an individual, it's entirely with fear.</p><p></p><p>Hitler shows how dangerous a lawful evil person can be. He's responsible for far more evil than Bundy. Even a Tony Soprano is responsible for far more death and despair than Bundy.</p><p></p><p>Hannibal Lecter is somebody I'd pin as neutral evil, and I think he's the most dangerous of the three. He has no problem with random death and destruction, but will happily work within and leverage the construct society has created to make his evil acts possible. Most serial killers probably fall here more than chaotic evil. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, lawful evil people are usually very charismatic. Or at least those that rise to power are. There is a loyalty to those who helped them get to where they are, although that loyalty is based on a certain kind of trust and if that trust is broken they can turn on you very quickly. But they rule through the support of others, which means they are also capable of getting others to perform evil acts for them. </p><p></p><p>Neutral evil is one who essentially values evil period. Outward appearances are deceptive, and they can combine the power of society that a lawful evil person can, but the reality is that they will look for any opportunity and take it by whatever means is necessary, even if that's turning against their own. Essentially a neutral evil person is chaotic evil in a lawful evil wrapper. </p><p></p><p>Essentially a lawful evil character believes in the structure that society provides and its benefits, but such a structure is not constrained by a simple concept of good and evil. Slavery, oppression, removal of dissidents and those that speak out about the state can be removed by whatever means necessary.</p><p></p><p>Neutral evil sees the benefit of such a structure in controlling others, but feels no compelling reason to be bound by such a structure themselves. It is simply another tool to be used to accomplish their own selfish goals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ilbranteloth, post: 6907608, member: 6778044"] In my mind, lawful or neutral evil are "worse" than chaotic evil, simply because they can do more damage and be far more insidious. Somebody who is chaotic evil is really just a psychopath. They have no regard for life, the law, others, etc. It's entirely selfish whim with a very sadistic bent that drives them. But they are usually the easiest to spot and counter. Like Geoffrey or Ramsay in Game of Thrones, they don't rise to power, they get it by opportunity and maintain it solely through their personal power. Almost nobody willingly serves such an individual, it's entirely with fear. Hitler shows how dangerous a lawful evil person can be. He's responsible for far more evil than Bundy. Even a Tony Soprano is responsible for far more death and despair than Bundy. Hannibal Lecter is somebody I'd pin as neutral evil, and I think he's the most dangerous of the three. He has no problem with random death and destruction, but will happily work within and leverage the construct society has created to make his evil acts possible. Most serial killers probably fall here more than chaotic evil. On the other hand, lawful evil people are usually very charismatic. Or at least those that rise to power are. There is a loyalty to those who helped them get to where they are, although that loyalty is based on a certain kind of trust and if that trust is broken they can turn on you very quickly. But they rule through the support of others, which means they are also capable of getting others to perform evil acts for them. Neutral evil is one who essentially values evil period. Outward appearances are deceptive, and they can combine the power of society that a lawful evil person can, but the reality is that they will look for any opportunity and take it by whatever means is necessary, even if that's turning against their own. Essentially a neutral evil person is chaotic evil in a lawful evil wrapper. Essentially a lawful evil character believes in the structure that society provides and its benefits, but such a structure is not constrained by a simple concept of good and evil. Slavery, oppression, removal of dissidents and those that speak out about the state can be removed by whatever means necessary. Neutral evil sees the benefit of such a structure in controlling others, but feels no compelling reason to be bound by such a structure themselves. It is simply another tool to be used to accomplish their own selfish goals. [/QUOTE]
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