The sheriff is protecting the community from evildoers.
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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With the right story hook, gameplay overhaul, and look, a team of anthropomorphic animals taking on galactic evildoers with agile spaceships in a fun and colorful sci-fi setting feels like an easy win — especially for a company like Nintendo.—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026 But director Rachel Dretzin shapes Marie’s footage and fresh interviews into an unusual but worthy tale of one woman’s commitment to bring down an evildoer.—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Second, even if somehow via a magic wand all countries banned AI bot swarms, evildoers would take it upon themselves to do so privately.—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The evildoer himself morphs from sexy Jamie Campbell Bower to evil monstrosity!—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evildoer