chaotic evil
Cruel without rules
Chaotic evil is an alignment in role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, describing characters who act with cruelty and self-interest while rejecting all rules and authority.
Where lawful evil follows codes, chaotic evil pursues destruction and personal gratification without restraint—think demons, serial killers, or villains who burn things down for the pleasure of watching.
The term has spread beyond gaming to describe anyone whose malevolence is unpredictable and anarchic: My ex was chaotic evil—you never knew what he'd do next.
Absence of governing rules
- malevolenceActive ill will
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- villainyCriminal or evil behavior
sadism · malice · corruption · nihilism · disorder · barbarism · cruelty · savagery
Gotham's chaos-loving nemesis
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- warlordMilitary ruler by force
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
berserker · cultist · dark lord · necromancer · warlock · fiend · archdevil · vampire lord
Harboring ill will
- sadisticFinding pleasure in cruelty
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
anarchic · nihilistic · vicious · destructive · insidious · diabolical · sinister · vindictive
lawlessness
Absence of governing rules
- malevolenceActive ill will
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
villainy · sadism · malice · corruption · nihilism · disorder · barbarism · cruelty · savagery · brutality
Joker
Gotham's chaos-loving nemesis
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- serial killerRecurring lone murderer
- warlordMilitary ruler by force
raider · berserker · cultist · dark lord · necromancer · warlock · fiend · archdevil · vampire lord · lich
malevolent
Harboring ill will
unpredictable · anarchic · nihilistic · vicious · destructive · insidious · diabolical · sinister · vindictive · treacherous
chaotic evilchaotic good
Moral but lawless alignment
good · benevolent · altruistic · virtuous · compassionate
chaotic evillawful
Permitted by statute
orderly · disciplined · structured · rule-bound · methodical
chaos, chaotic, chaotically, evil, evils, evilly, evilness, evildoer