At least it's a double-edged weapon, I suppose. It can be very useful, when the right people know your reputation. Less useful when it's the inevitable hero brigade.

[Which, okay, is a little unfair, but sometimes it would be a lot easier to be not-evil if people didn't expect it so much.]

It's only a bit much if it were untrue. Still, I'm used to disbelief. No-one ever believes me, or in me, after all.