[ SECRET POST #3543 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3543 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Well... I think at least 50% of the problem is that so many villains and villainous organizations are obviously Nazi-themed even if they're not literal Nazis.

It's actually hard to find a big Lawful Evil type of organization that isn't based on them, because Nazis are a recognizable evil that everybody immediately gets is supposed to be evil. Making your villainous empire a Nazi analogue saves the story valuable exposition time by not forcing it to go through all the details, and also often writers are too lazy to do all the work and build an original evil - especially a Lawful Evil one with a system in place, because systems require explanation and exposition. "Space Nazis" "Steampunk Nazis" "Medieval Nazis" is way easier to get.

Same goes for the Evil Church. They're tropes for a reason.

[feotakahari]

To follow up on this, most villainous organizations devoted to an ideal, as opposed to just rampaging and pillaging, are at least theoretically sympathetic. Who doesn't want to end poverty or root out government corruption? The Nazis have an ideal that's recognizable and understandable, but so abhorrent as to prevent sympathy.