Necessary Evil

A necessary evil is an evil that must be allowed for a greater good to result. Necessary Evil may refer to:

• The lesser in the Lesser of two evils principle
• Necessary Evil (aircraft), a B-29 Superfortress used in the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima
• A Necessary Evil (Stargate audio), a Stargate audiobook
• Necessary Evil, a role-playing game campaign setting by Savage Worlds
• Necessary Evil, a comic published by Desperado Publishing
• Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics documentary from Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

Music

• Necessary Evil (Deborah Harry album), 2007
• Necessary Evil (Salem album), 2007
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Armand Van Helden from 2 Future 4 U
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Balance of Power from Heathen Machine
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Body Count from Born Dead
• "Necessary Evil", a song by The Dresden Dolls from Yes, Virginia...
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Napalm Death from Enemy of the Music Business
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Hans Zimmer from The Dark Knight Rises
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Nikki Yanofsky from Little Secret
• "Necessary Evil", a song by Unknown Mortal Orchestra from Multi Love

Television

• "Necessary Evil" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1993 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• "A Necessary Evil" (In the Heat of the Night), an episode of In the Heat of the Night
• "A Necessary Evil", an episode of Xena: Warrior Princess
• Necessary Evil (2008 film) (film 2008)
• Necessary Evil (2013 film) a documentary about DC supervillains