When They Know They're Listening To The Little Devil

When it comes to super-villains, how many of them do you think realize what they're doing is wrong, but are simply more interested in their own wants?

There are the Carnage-types, the ones who don't see there as being any right or wrong, so what they do is only relevant in how much they enjoy it.

There are the Phantom Rider types (which is who started me on this line of thinking), that believe what they're doing is right, or at least justified. I'd tend to lump Luthor and Dr. Doom into that group as well, sine I get the feeling they really believe killing Superman/Reed Richards or conquering the world is the right move. I think they believe that ordinary folks simply can't see it now, but once they succeed, everyone will properly appreciate what they've done, and lavish them with the appropriate accolades.

Still, I figure there have to be a few villains that don't delude themselves. They rob a bank and think "Yeah, this is wrong, but I really want that money, so here we are." Electro strikes me as the type that would have that line of reasoning, or he would have back when he committed robberies. Is he still doing that?

Super-heroes struggle with doing the responsible thing versus the selfish thing as well, but they tend to do the responsible thing. They help people in trouble, rather than causing trouble or using their powers to satisfy their own urges. I don't see any reason there wouldn't be at least some villains still human enough to have similar struggles. The difference being, their selfish urges win out.