Sinister
Sinister adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
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- In the Video Game of Revenge of the Sith, one can damage the sound system in the Jedi temple, twisting the Jedi oath into a more sinister form ("There is only the Force" becomes "There is only...the Dark Side").
Source: Twisting the Words -
It even attacks the series itself, twisting the Nurture over Nature Aesop of the original MGS into a sinister Ancient Conspiracy that reshapes people's whole personalities through social engineering.
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Constantine twisting some of Kermit's more famous lines into sinister one-liners ("It's not easy being mean... hehe.") Self-Deprecation: Par for the course with any Muppet movie.Dominic: I want every seat in the house filled.
Source: Film / Muppets Most Wanted
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