Peter Anspach’s“The Top 100 Things I ’d Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord”is required reading for anyone hoping to put down the growing field of supervillainry . But how much does it cost to be a successful and rational evilness overlord ?
The speculative bean tabulator atCentiveshave attached a price rag to each item on Anspach ’s list , and it should surprise no one that really thorough supervillainry does n’t come cheap . Here are the five most expensive items , according to Centives :
63 . Bulk scum will be disposed of in incinerator , not compactors . And they will be kept live , with none of that nonsense about flames going through accessible tunnels at predictable separation .
Cost : $ 16,900,000
Notes : Large exfoliation incinerators are admittedly expensive , but there ’s a fair amount of amusement value to be had with them .
89 . After I capture the hero ’s superweapon , I will not instantly disband my host and loosen up my guard because I conceive whoever holds the weapon is unstoppable . After all , the hero curb the weapon and I took it from him .
monetary value : $ 14,850,000
Notes : The cost of keep a small United States Army .
41 . Once my might is secure , I will put down all those pesky clock time - locomotion devices .
Cost : $ 5,000,000
Notes : This seems to be the going charge per unit for priceless objects .
31 . All naive , stacked tap house wench in my realm will be supplant with surly , world - weary waitresses who will ply no unexpected reinforcement and/or romantic subplot for the hero or his sidekick .
Cost : $ 4,701,320
note : The unemployment benefits of a thousand vernal noblewoman every year .
73 . I will not agree to let the Hero go gratis if they succeed a rigged contest , even though my advisors assure me it is impossible for them to win .
monetary value : $ 4,644,000
line : Loss of revenue from one sporting match ( Manchester United profit per game ) , saving of one bounty huntsman to call back hero after .
On the upside , here ’s where you ’ll save money :
3 . My baronial half - brother whose throne I arrogate will be killed , not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten jail cell of my dungeon .
Cost : -$810,000
Notes : Keeping a prisoner for 30 years .
59 . I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am .
Cost : -$10,000,000
Notes : Supercomputers are expensive . There are substantial savings to be had by not running one .
8 . After I abduct the beautiful princess , we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony , not a too-generous spectacle in three hebdomad ’ time during which the final form of my plan will be carried out .
Cost : -$31,000,000
Notes : overgenerous spectacle : Prince William ’s regal wedding party . Final phase of Windsor plan yet unknown .
See the respite of the particular , and their origin , at Centives .
The Cost Of Being An Unbeatable Evil Overlord[Centives ]
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