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* ''Literature/NightOfTheFreaks'': Willie Williamson is the ringleader of a traveling freakshow. He is responsible for ordering or allowing his minions to kidnap and murder several innocents; the men are tortured and killed, while the women are captured and impregnated by Willie and the other freaks so that he can repopulate his freakshow.
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** ''Conan the Valorous'': A BigBadEnsemble between the Stygian sorceress Hathor-Ka and the Vendhyan sorcerer Jaganath, who both seek to use the Great Summoning the Powers to become the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Meanwhile, series antagonist Thoth-Amon is the GreaterScopeVillain who obstensibly offers to aid Hathor-Ka in exchange for becoming equal through the Great Summoning, [[spoiler:but in reality sabatoges her by giving her false intstuctions to perform the Great Summoning, as Thoth-Amon knows better than to tamper with the powers that Hathor-Ka and Jaganath are, and instead seeks to use their feud to rid himself of rival sorcerers.]]

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** ''Conan the Valorous'': A BigBadEnsemble between the Stygian sorceress Hathor-Ka and the Vendhyan sorcerer Jaganath, who both seek to use the Great Summoning the Powers to become the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Meanwhile, series antagonist Thoth-Amon is the GreaterScopeVillain who obstensibly offers to aid Hathor-Ka in exchange for becoming equal through the Great Summoning, [[spoiler:but in reality sabatoges her by giving her false intstuctions to perform the Great Summoning, as Thoth-Amon knows better than to tamper with the powers that Hathor-Ka and Jaganath are, and instead seeks to use their feud to rid himself of rival sorcerers.]]
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** ''Conan the Buccaneer'': [[AristocratsAreEvil Duke Villagro]], a noble who seeks the throne of Zingara, enlisting the aid of Thoth-Amon to do so. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the story, Thoth-Amon betrays Villagro and attempts to claim the thrones of Zingara for himself.]]

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** ''Conan the Buccaneer'': [[AristocratsAreEvil Duke Villagro]], a noble who seeks the throne of Zingara, enlisting the aid of Thoth-Amon to do so. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the story, Thoth-Amon betrays Villagro and attempts to claim the thrones throne of Zingara for himself.]]
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%%** The original ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', and the ''Literature/PreludeToDune'' prequels, have the infamous House Harkonnen
%%** ''Literature/DuneMessiah'' introduces the Tleilaxu, with the Bene Gesserit and Spacing Guild as allies.
** ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune'' sets up the remnants of House Corrino to be this, but the ultimate threat is really a possessed Alia.

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%%** ** The original ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', and the ''Literature/PreludeToDune'' prequels, have ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' has the infamous Baron Harkonnen, leader of House Harkonnen
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Harkonnen and driving force behind the plot against House Atreides. Technically he's doing it at the behest of TheEmperor, but the Baron also has his own personal ambitions to get rid of the Atreides and bolster House Harkonnen's power.
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''Literature/DuneMessiah'' introduces the Tleilaxu, Tleilaxu as the ones primarily opposing Paul Atreides and his new empire, with the Bene Gesserit and Spacing Guild as allies.
** ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune'' sets up the remnants of House Corrino to be this, but the ultimate threat is really a possessed Alia.[[spoiler:a Baron Harkonnen-possessed Alia]].



%%** ''Literature/HereticsOfDune'' introduces the Honored Matres, which then serve as the Big Bad.

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%%** ** ''Literature/HereticsOfDune'' introduces the Honored Matres, which then serve who emerge as the Big Bad.biggest threats to the universe post-Golden Path.
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* ''Literature/TheSouthernBookClubsGuideToSlayingVampires'' by Creator/GradyHendrix: James Harris, the [[CompleteMonster monstrous]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who insinuates himself into the Charleston suburb of Mount Pleasant and not only preys upon the [[ChildEater children and teenagers of the area]] but [[TheCorrupter corrupts the community]] by excerbating the residents' worst inclinations, such as [[{{Greed}} greed]], [[StayInTheKitchen misogyny]], and racism.

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* ''Literature/TheSouthernBookClubsGuideToSlayingVampires'' by Creator/GradyHendrix: James Harris, the [[CompleteMonster monstrous]] monstrous [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who insinuates himself into the Charleston suburb of Mount Pleasant and not only preys upon the [[ChildEater children and teenagers of the area]] but [[TheCorrupter corrupts the community]] by excerbating the residents' worst inclinations, such as [[{{Greed}} greed]], [[StayInTheKitchen misogyny]], and racism.

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