Necessary Evil

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
• Necessary Evil Clothing, a brand of alternative and gothic clothing
• 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

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

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 (film 2008)