'Shaping' (See: Geneforge) or Undetectable long distance mind control.
I swear to god I'd go full villain so hard and fast my neck would snap from the whiplash.
Shaping? I have dragons. Give me your money. Shut up. I have dragons.
Mind control?
Wow, looks like Chris Hemsworth suddenly wants to abandon the Marvel movie franchise and come live with me. Evans too. And all members of EXO and BTS? Might be a bit crowded. Geez what a cowinkydink, Oprahs giving me half of all her money. Trumps committed suicide, what a shame, *fake sniffle, as I eat my twentyfive thousand dollar dessert in the lap of a shirtless Chris Hemsworth on an island named after me as, with less then twenty people in the right places, I get everything I want*
Oh, I have a super 'Hero' nemesis?
Do they have family? Well, do tell them if they give me any trouble that their significant other might get some strange thoughts about how close those knives are, how miserable their lives are and the fragility of the children either in the nearest school or, god help them, their own.
Cruel? Yes. But effective and as a mind-control villain you do not become a king. You lead the kings. I wouldn't have a reason to kill anyone in particular that isn't either 1. attacking me or 2. making life generally miserable for others. Just me, making the world a better place. One thought at a time.
I swear to god I'd go full villain so hard and fast my neck would snap from the whiplash.
Shaping? I have dragons. Give me your money. Shut up. I have dragons.
Mind control?
Wow, looks like Chris Hemsworth suddenly wants to abandon the Marvel movie franchise and come live with me. Evans too. And all members of EXO and BTS? Might be a bit crowded. Geez what a cowinkydink, Oprahs giving me half of all her money. Trumps committed suicide, what a shame, *fake sniffle, as I eat my twentyfive thousand dollar dessert in the lap of a shirtless Chris Hemsworth on an island named after me as, with less then twenty people in the right places, I get everything I want*
Oh, I have a super 'Hero' nemesis?
Do they have family? Well, do tell them if they give me any trouble that their significant other might get some strange thoughts about how close those knives are, how miserable their lives are and the fragility of the children either in the nearest school or, god help them, their own.
Cruel? Yes. But effective and as a mind-control villain you do not become a king. You lead the kings. I wouldn't have a reason to kill anyone in particular that isn't either 1. attacking me or 2. making life generally miserable for others. Just me, making the world a better place. One thought at a time.