Beauty and the Beast has Gaston who does lots of things when he's not plotting evil such as decorating his place with antlers, taking part in spitting contests, drinking beer with his buddies, and trying to play chess.Dracula: In the opening scene, Penguin is initially too focused on a bingo game to pay attention to another criminal offering to cut a deal with him. See also Villains Love Entertainment, which overlaps significantly with this trope. Note that this is an Omnipresent Trope for many Villain Protagonists, especially in interactive media where they are given options to shop around.įor the heroic version, see Heroes Gone Fishing. A fanfic about the shopping trip is a Curtain Fic. Not Me This Time may occur if the heroes attack the villain because they didn't anticipate a shopping trip. Kingpin in His Gym and Mob-Boss Suit Fitting are subversions, as the villains may initially seem to be enjoying some downtime but are actually training for/planning further villainy. ![]() See also Welcome to Evil Mart, which is an establishment that caters specifically to villains who have off-time. If someone makes the argument that the villain's actions prove shopping is evil, they're committing the Hitler Ate Sugar fallacy. Generally used to humanize the villain, who, more often than not, is Affably Evil and/or a Punch-Clock Villain as such, do not expect the Complete Monster to engage in this, except perhaps to subvert it (however, even they can do this without subverting it, since they can also have harmless interests and know how to blend in). The hero will knock down the villain's door to discover. Occasionally, the hero will join in and go Go-Karting with Bowser, and they generally won't attack villains during such activities, if only due to the market being a Truce Zone.Ī similar situation is one where the hero has mistakenly concluded that one of the usual villains has committed a crime, when really, it was a different one. Similar to a Gilligan Cut with a villain as the Gilligan, Villains Out Shopping is a humorous cut to the villain doing or enjoying a perfectly mundane hobby unrelated to torture or being evil in general, sometimes in an absurdly dramatic or menacing manner for extra funny. ![]() ( Dramatic Pause!).the villain trying out some jeans and T-shirts at Hot Topic. While the heroes are licking their wounds, they wonder what unspeakable evil he's plotting, and the camera makes a cut to. The heroes are on the ropes, the Evil Overlord has been awakened from his ancient slumber and his kung fu is stronger than theirs. The Pirates of Penzance, "When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment" note (perhaps better known as "A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One")
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