Villains who have specific standards in their morals. They have lines that they won't cross and will often be horrified by villains who do cross them.

Such villains cannot be classed as Complete Monsters, because they will commonly restrict themselves with their crimes, while Complete Monsters will go all the way with their malice. However, a villain cannot be classed under this category if their "standards" are probably for pragmatism and not true restriction (like choosing not to kill a child only because it'll draw attention).

Examples of villains with moral standards are SMG3, Tsurugi Kinjo and Dr. Eggman.

For more information on villains with moral standards, see here.

Sliding Scale of Villainy[]

• Complete Monster - The worst of the worst. They clear the Heinous Standard, have no redeeming qualities (or they did, but lost them later), they know what they're doing and their deeds are played for horror.
• Near Pure Evils - They are almost about as bad as Complete Monsters, but they may have at least one or two or even three preventions that prevent them from truly qualifying. However, they still can stand out and be nearly as bad.
• Inconsistently Heinous - Whilst these villains are as heinous as Complete Monsters, they also have too many inconsistencies/redeeming qualities to count as either Near Pure Evil or a Complete Monster.
• Standard/Outright - These are villains who still have lines that they will not cross. They are better than CMs, but not by much.
• Affably Evil - These are villains who can be nice even through they're doing evil things. And they aren't just pretend friendly, they are genuinely friendly.
• Villains by Proxy - The best of the worst. These villains don't even want to be evil, but for some reason, they are evil.