Category:Master Manipulator

Master Manipulators are villains who are openly cruel but still have good manners and style. They are wolves disguised as sheep. They fake friendship, and sometimes love, to get what they want. They are also well-known for being capable of rounding up a great deal of followers due to their charisma.

They can be very disturbing characters because they are first perceived as engaging, sympathetic and compassionate, and so the hero (and also the audience) is often shocked to discover they were lying all along. They are such good actors that it is sometime very hard to figure out how they truly feel about people they lie to, whether they are genuinely friendly or not. Manipulators can also qualify as having charisma if they are admired by their followers or have fans, regardless of what the protagonists and audience think of them.