Category:Near Pure Evil with Cooling Off Periods

Near Pure Evils who have so-called "cooling-off periods", where their villainy remains inactive for a significant period of time. Though these villains may be still around, they do not pose an immediate threat to the heroes. However, they have not expressed remorse for their actions, and still lack redeeming qualities.

The most common instances of these kinds of villains are:


 * 1) The villain lost their powers and can no longer be a major threat.
 * 2) The villain lost their (legal) authority and are subservient to another character after their defeat.
 * 3) The villain temporarily allying with the heroes to fight against a big threat (e.g. Superman).
 * 4) The villain spends a significant amount of time being imprisoned or taken as a hostage on-screen (e.g. All For One, Kai Chisaki, Muscular).
 * 5) The story moves onto other villains/arcs and the villain is no longer the main or immediate focus to the heroes (e.g. Dabi, Daruma Ujiko, Dimitri Rascalov).
 * 6) The villain is left alive or active after suffering a major defeat that either left them in a permanently different condition or handicap. The villain then works for another character.
 * 7) The villain for whatever reason can only attack and commit evil at certain times and spends the rest of the time doing nothing.

This is the opposite to Near Pure Goods with Heating-up Periods.

They are counterparts to On & Off villains.