Get Paid in NFTs for Roleplaying as a Villain

I. INTRO: When Villainy Goes Virtual… and Pays

If someone told you in 2019 that one day you could get paid in NFTs for pretending to be a cartoonish supervillain, you’d probably laugh, then scroll past. But now, in 2025, that dystopian-silly vision is very real—and weirdly profitable.

Enter Evil Pays, the app where you earn NFTs by acting out your inner villain. Yes, really. You get rewarded for inventing schemes, taunting fictional heroes, and unleashing chaos in a roleplaying metaverse where being bad isn’t just okay—it’s the entire economy.

Forget hero points. In this universe, evil is currency, and the more committed your performance, the rarer the NFT you earn.

So, what’s behind this bizarre new world where cosplay meets crypto? And how far would you go to get paid in NFTs by being evil?

Let me walk you into my experience as a paid villain. Spoiler: it gets diabolical.

II. What Is

Evil Pays

? 👿📱

At its core, Evil Pays is a social-roleplaying NFT platform where users create villain personas, perform missions, and get rewarded in blockchain-based art tokens.

It blends three powerful (and profitable) trends:

NFT trading
Gamified performance
Creative social interaction

Here’s the app in a nutshell:

Create a villain character: Give them a name, origin story, motivation, look, and evil power.
Receive daily missions: These range from delivering villainous monologues to hijacking virtual trains or spreading fictional mind viruses.
Perform and record: Through voice, video, or text logs, you act out your role.
Earn NFTs: If the community and AI judges like your villainous antics, you’re rewarded with unique, tradable NFTs linked to your performance.

Each villain is essentially a brand, and the more notorious yours becomes in the Evilverse, the more valuable your tokens become.

III. Meet My Evil Alter Ego: “The Whisper Dentist” 🦷😈

To understand how Evil Pays works, I had to become part of it. So I created my villain:

Name: The Whisper Dentist

Backstory: A former children’s dentist who snapped after a toddler bit his finger. Now he returns at night, whispering hygiene threats to sleepers and extracting digital molars from the minds of citizens.

Weapon: Sonic toothbrush with hypnotic bristles.

Catchphrase: “Say ahhh… to pain.”

I recorded a 45-second audio of me whispering dental terms in a threatening tone over eerie elevator music.

Result?

I got 86 likes, a badge labeled “Cavity of Chaos,” and an NFT of a cursed toothbrush with glowing gums.

Ridiculous? Completely.

Rewarding? Strangely… yes.

IV. How NFTs Are Tied to Villainy 🧠🎨

Each performance you upload on Evil Pays becomes part of your villain’s legacy—and the better your performance, the more powerful the NFT.

Here’s how it works technically:

Every mission generates metadata: storyline, difficulty, impact, style.
If you perform well, the system mints a custom NFT linked to your action: e.g., “Nighttime Screamcast - Level 4 Menace.”
These NFTs are collectible, tradeable, and upgradeable.
The more rare your villain becomes, the more demand there is for their associated NFTs.

Think of it like Pokémon meets The Joker meets Ethereum.

Except you’re the one doing the voice acting and roleplaying.

Some NFTs are art pieces, others are virtual villain tools (animated), and some are purely symbolic tokens of infamy.

V. How Do You Get Paid? 🤑

Now to the big question: What’s the money?

Earning on Evil Pays comes through four paths:

Direct NFT Sales

You can sell villain NFTs on Evil Pays Marketplace or external platforms like OpenSea. Rare ones fetch $25 to $500.

Staking Villains

You can stake your villain identity in storyline events. If others use your character or voice in missions, you earn passive rewards in NFTs or tokens.

Tournament Winnings

Each month, the top 100 villains compete in global missions. Winners get cash prizes in USDT and rare legendary NFTs.

Sponsorships and Lore Licensing

Popular villains sometimes get picked by indie comic creators, game designers, or storyline developers to appear in projects. This includes royalties and NFT collabs.

One user reported earning $850 in one month by selling limited-edition “Dark Hug” NFTs featuring their character, The Warmonger Granny.

VI. My Week of Villainy: A Paid Descent into Madness 🗓️😈

Here’s how my first 7 days as The Whisper Dentist went:

Day 1

: Created my profile. Did one mission.

NFT earned: The Cursed Brush

Value: $3.12

Day 2

: Recorded a video monologue threatening the dream police with molar bombs.

NFT earned: Floss of Fury

Value: $8.79

Day 3

: Collaborated with another villain to form a “Tooth Syndicate.”

NFT earned: Evil Alliance Seal

Value: $12.00

Day 4

: Invaded a digital kindergarten and whispered numbers backward.

NFT: Backward Counting Spellbook

Value: $17.65

Day 5

: Took part in a villain roast battle and lost badly to “Lady Stapler.”

NFT: Shame Badge – Common Tier

Value: $0.99 (and my ego)

Day 6

: Joined a voice-only villain podcast hosted by “Mr. Malice.”

NFT: Dental ASMR of Dread

Value: $21.88

Day 7

: Reached 200 villain points.

Unlocked: Villain Marketplace Access + Invitation to EvilCon2025 (virtual).

In total, I earned over $60 worth of NFTs, and most of them are still gaining value. And all I did was act like a creepy dental menace in my room.

VII. Villains Who Made It Big 💸🎭

Some users have gone from obscure to iconic inside Evil Pays.

👑

Lord Static

A glitch-themed villain who only speaks in corrupted binary. His NFTs are collected by AI art fans and crypto punks alike. His best-selling token? The Screaming Lag, sold for $1,400.

🧶

The Yarn Wraith

A grandma who knits cursed sweaters. Her “Thread of Doom” NFT series hit $900 per token due to viral popularity and storyline licensing in an indie horror game.

💼

Mr. Delay

An evil HR manager. His videos mimic Zoom calls where he delivers performance reviews from hell. Comedic gold. He now earns $300/month passively.

These personas aren’t just characters—they’re digital IP assets. People buy their NFTs not just for fun, but for value growth and collection.

VIII. The Weird Psychology Behind It 😵🧠

Why are people so obsessed with playing villains?

It’s not about being cruel—it’s about exploring rebellion, chaos, and freedom in a safe, structured environment. Some theories include:

Shadow Work: Exploring the darker side of your personality safely.
Cathartic Roleplay: Stress relief through humorous chaos.
Creative Expression: Villains are often more expressive, dramatic, and weirdly lovable.

Being a hero requires rules. Being a villain? Only one rule: be interesting.

IX. Is It Sustainable? Or Just an Evil Fad? 📉📈

Skeptics say this is just another NFT bubble in costume. They might not be wrong—but there are signs of longevity:

User base is growing steadily, especially among Gen Z creatives and gamers.
Comic and indie game partnerships are turning top villains into IP franchises.
The app has started offering learning modules on voice acting, storytelling, and IP licensing — meaning they’re thinking long-term.

The real risk? NFT market volatility. If NFTs fall out of favor, income potential drops. But the platform is already working on cross-rewarding in stablecoins, a sign of resilience.

X. Final Villain Verdict 🧪🕶️

So, is getting paid in NFTs for pretending to be a villain worth it?

Yes — if:

✅ You have a wild imagination.

✅ You can commit to a character.

✅ You’re okay earning in NFTs (and selling them).

✅ You don’t mind whispering threats into your iPhone mic at 2AM.

It’s part performance, part hustle, part comedy. And while it’s not guaranteed riches, it definitely beats filling online surveys or clicking captcha for 3 cents.

Written by the author, Fatima Al-Hajri 👩🏻‍💻

✅ Sources

EvilPays.io - Official App Website (2025)
“NFT Roleplay Is the Future of Gamified Income” — TechGamers Journal
Interview with The Yarn Wraith, published in Blockchain Cosplay Weekly
NFT Valuation Tracker — August 2025, by ChainHive
“Shadow Work Through Fictional Villainy” — Journal of Digital Psychology
My personal log as “The Whisper Dentist” on Evil Pays
OpenSea Listings – Evil Pays Collections

Get Paid in NFTs for Roleplaying as a Villain — Evil Pays 👿🎭🎨