Evil the Cat (Earthworm Jim)

Evil the Cat is one of the villains from the Earthworm Jim series and one of the main antagonists in the animated series of Earthworm Jim. He is the manifestation of evil, often seen enjoying the suffering of others in his own world. In spite of his status as a purely evil villain, Evil occasionally shows the behavior of a real cat, such as licking himself or playing with a ball of yarn when he gets bored; he'll actually stop to groom himself a bit in between shots of his huge fireball gun.

He rules over the volcanic Planet Heck (residing elsewhere only for the hottest months). Molding Planet Heck to his own vision of heinous perfection, the planet is covered with spiked walls and precariously placed cliffs and ridges. The planet is also full of fiery pits and drops, which Evil has filled with all things evil he's found across the universe, ranging from Shadow Demons and rabid Lawyers to elevator music. Evil wants to claim Jim's Super Suit as his own, to further conquer the galaxy and paint it more infernal.

In the animated series, Evil concentrates more on destroying the universe rather than obtaining Jim's suit (even though one episode began with Evil stealing Jim's suit in an attempt to destroy him). He has been continuously thwarted by such forces as origami, the Department of Apocalyptic Affairs, and even the cartoon's budget running out. "A minor setback" is Evil's usual response to his misfortunes. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat.

Why He's Wonderfully Evil

 * 1) As his name implies, he is a villainous cat who is malicious, born with no heart, is the personification of evil and wherever something is good, it is his job to eliminate it. He also poses a credible threat to Jim whenever he gets the chance to be fearsome.
 * 2) Despite his failures and malicious nature, Evil (alongside many villains) often proves himself smarter than Earthworm Jim, as he has often been the only one who has managed to deceive Jim at times, regardless of whether it works or not.
 * 3) While he is a recurring character, he alongside Psy-Crow and Professor Monkey-For-A-Head, often steal the show by his failed attempts to defeat Earthworm Jim for ruling the galaxy. Which usually comes off as very amusing and entertaining.
 * 4) With this in mind, he always gets his comeuppance for most of his villainous actions.
 * 5) In his very introduction from the first Earthworm Jim game, he was smart enough to build a big fire ray to attack Jim at a fixated angle that is very challenging to dodge the projectiles Evil fires at you. At the same time, he's very formidable when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, being very much a wild carnivorous beast who can attack Jim very easily and quickly if you don't shoot Evil fast enough, and he relies on all of his nine lives to keep him safe before he even gets shot.
 * 6) His personality, in the games and in the animated series, has a lively edge to his villainy. Where you see him dancing in the level What the Heck while Jim is roaming around the planet Heck, and in the animated series, he's boisterous, maniacal,
 * 7) He is such a mastermind, he has been shown to be able to think up and set up his own traps and schemes without the help of anyone to do so.
 * 8) As seen in the episode, "Evil In Love", this was the first time we see Evil the Cat having a cute romantic relationship with Malice the Dog, someone who's just as evil as him. He did something actually nice for his subordinate Henchrat, like treating him with respect; all just to impress Malice the Dog (especially since Evil always kicks Henchrat around and the latter felt disrespected for once).
 * 9) * When Malice first started to show how much she cares about Evil after telling him how her own tv show takes place in another universe; Evil was thoughtful enough to tell Malice how her TV career was more important than being in a relationship with him. This makes him somewhat selfless despite being a villain, even Earthworm Jim himself says "I just wanna squash him, but I just don't have the heart.".
 * 10) Edward Hibbert does a great job voicing him. Giving him an elegant-sounding voice with a notable lisp, making his voice all the more enjoyable.
 * 11) He provides many enjoyable and humorous quotes, these include:
 * 12) * "Why are you talking like that?"
 * 13) * "Did I mention, I'm not a cat?"
 * 14) * "Just give me the book you FAT-head!"
 * 15) * "I can tell that I'm going to hate this."
 * 16) * "The things I go through just for destroying the universe."

Bad Qualities

 * 1) In the animated series, he's a very pitiful and fallible schemer despite his villainous behavior, but he's still fairly assured of how he's in fact, a true threat to Jim, yet a lot of his plans tend to backfire on him a lot.
 * 2) * Unsurprisingly, he is often very abusive or rude.
 * 3) * While he's just as savvy as many villains like Evil Jim, Queen Slug For A Butt, and Psy-Crow, he sometimes doesn't think things through some of his villainous actions. One good example is the episode when he tries spreading stinky and foul air all around the planet, Malaethorian Sinks, by setting up a hologram device to project a vast vacuum funk in the sky. When Evil describes his plan to destroy the universe, one of his subordinates, Henchrat, then asks him what will he do next after he achieves that plan, and Evil shares how he doesn't know what else to do aside from gloating or cackling over the ashes of the universe being destroyed.
 * 4) Just like Ren, Stimpy, Crash Bandicoot, and the Road Runner who share the same problem with their creative character designs, he barely looks like what he's supposed to be, a cat. Especially since he hardly even looks anything like a cat, he looks more like a mutated rodent with pointy fangs than a cat.

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Trivia

 * Evil made his debut in a 1991 comic written by Doug TenNapel called They Called Him Evil, which shows that Evil had a pet owner named Wenzel.
 * According to the instruction manual for Earthworm Jim 2, Evil has a cousin named Flagitious, who runs "The Circus of the Scars". During Heck's summer off-season, Evil switches jobs with Flagitious and runs the circus himself.
 * In "Evil in Love", an episode of the animated series, Evil the Cat fell in love with a fellow villain named Malice The Dog. However, she abandoned him at the end of the episode to star in her own television series.
 * He also has the most appearances out of all the villains in the animated series, appearing in almost every episode, except for the following episodes: The Anti-Fish, Darwin's Nightmare, The Exile of Lucy, Peanut of the Apes, and For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls.
 * Because he is immortal, Evil can never be destroyed. However, he can be temporarily defeated... his ways and past are shrouded by myth and darkness.