If there ever was an empire that fit the fantasy/sci-fi arch

Romans were the Evil Empire that won.

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>>1455337
Spanish Empire perhaps? Laid waste to the civilisations it encountered and was pioneered by some of the most violent (if impressive) men in history, in pursuit of ever more gold.

>>1455350
>believing anglo propaganda

Not sure about germany or eternal anglo, but jews are evil for sure.

Second Mexican Empire

"evil empires" only exist in fiction for a reason.

>>1455337
Most empires were evil

>>1455337
Japan
t. buttblasted chink

>>1455337
Since hollywoods "evil empires" are marxist propaganda, any western christian empire fits the archetype.

every empire

>>1455337
Nazi Germany, obviously
>Relies entirely on militancy
>Led by an incompetent leader who can be depicted as obsessed with extermination and military affairs from a non-academic standpoint for intimidation, or as goofy and shouty for comedic purposes
>Literally genocidal
>Overran nation after nation as the supposed guardians of the peace stood by and did nothing because "muh peace fo rour time"
>Literally the only thing that stopped them from global domination was grinding themselves to death against another evil empire

Speaking of that other evil empire, Russians fit the bill too. They have a disporportionate amount of cruel or downright evil rulers, and their one chance of not being shit was ruined by their emperor ordering the burning of their largest and most important city to the ground. Russia as a whole was probably the political entity that least valued human life.

>>1455484
/pol/

The British empire