Villains who are approved as Inconsistently Heinous on the wiki of the same name. Though their heinous actions will always propel them beyond the evil baseline of their work/franchise, they lack the qualifications required to be Complete Monsters or Near Pure Evils. Typically, they'll be at least 50% of the way to being Complete Monsters, but unlike CMs or NPEs, they can have a wide variety of redeeming/mitigating qualities and aren't always taken completely seriously by the narratives they star in. Despite this, they will still be heinous enough to stand out, and the work they come from will still have at least a minor narrative and/or theme to it.

Some rejected CMs and NPEs can qualify to be Inconsistently Heinous, but they may still have too many preventions to be so. Likewise, villains that have not been rejected for either status can still qualify, as long as they meet the criteria.

Their opposites are Inconsistently Admirable heroes.

Note: Inconsistently Heinous villains CANNOT be Outright due to the fact they need to be heinous enough to go beyond the baseline for their work, while outright villains fail the baseline for their work.

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.