History Main / BIgBadDuumvirate

* In ''[[LetsPlay/{{Dream}} Dream's]]'' later Minecraft Manhunts, more than one hunter is chasing Dream, usually either George, Sapnap, or [=BadBoyHalo=]. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Or George, Sapnap, AND Bad.]]

* ''The Sacrilege'': This ''SPQR'' novel gives {{Historical Villain Upgrade}}s to Marcus Licinius Crassus, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Caius Julius Caesar, making them a Big Bad Triumvirate. When the protagonist Decius finds out, he speculates as to [[ItWillNeverCatchOn which of the first two will come out on top of the inevitable power struggle.]]

* ''Literature/HandOfThrawn'': In this Duology, three people are working to create and maintain the illusion that Thrawn has returned, but of the three, Disra and Tierce are the ones at odds. Flim mostly serves as TheWatson, and doesn't seem to have much ambition of his own beyond surviving and being handsomely rewarded. Flim, being a typical con artist, is interested in a short-term reward, claiming that people of his "profession" don't stick around long enough for the mark to take a closer look at them. As such, he knows that he has no prayer in actually running the Empire, especially since he doesn't have the political or the military skills for the job.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' [[spoiler:Randall runs the Scream Extractor in collaboration with Mr. Waternoose. They are willing to kidnap children and forcefully extract their screams to stop the energy crisis (the former for personal recognition, and the latter out of desperation to save his company)]].

* The Leader and [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM M.O.D.O.K.]] in ''Comicbook/FallOfTheHulks''.
* [[Characters/SupermanCyborgSuperman Hank Henshaw]] and [[Characters/DCComicsMongul Mongul]] in ''Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman''. Although by mid story it was fairly clear that Mongul was the underdog of the two.
* The Bulats and Vera from ''Comicbook/ThePunisherMAX'' story arc "The Slavers", the leaders of an eastern European human trafficking ring. Cristu Bulat and Vera get along well because they are both [[LackOfEmpathy heartless]] ''business men'', while Tiberiu, Cristu's father, is starting to annoy them and [[PragmaticVillainy damage their business]] with his [[AxCrazy unnecessary cruelty and craziness]]. All of them barely qualify as human beings.
* The ''Comicbook/SinCity'' story ''Hell and Back'' has the corrupt police chief and assassin guild leader working side-by-side along with [[spoiler: TheDon of the series, Herr Walenquist, who is revealed later]].

%%* ''Fanfic/FateZeroSense'': [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Kotomine Kirei]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}.

Not to be confused with TheDragon (a main villain clearly subordinate to the BigBad), though if one of them becomes dominant he may [[DemotedToDragon reduce the other(s)]] to the position of DragonWithAnAgenda, DragonInChief and/or TheStarscream. May overlap with UnholyMatrimony. Contrast BigBadEnsemble, where there are also two or more Big Bads operating simultaneously, but not necessarily working together or even interacting in any way, and Contrast CoDragons, where one BigBad is directly served by two or more equally ranked [[TheDragon Dragons]]. See also VillainTeamUp. See EvilDuo for cases where the villains fit two of the three roles (usually "superego" and "id") of a FreudianTrio. Can be a SympatheticVillainDespicableVillain duo. One of the big bads may be more sympathetic than the other, and may be capable of redemption, whil the despicable party will try to keep them in line.

Not to be confused with TheDragon (a main villain clearly subordinate to the BigBad), though if one of them becomes dominant he may [[DemotedToDragon reduce the other(s)]] to the position of DragonWithAnAgenda, DragonInChief and/or TheStarscream. May overlap with UnholyMatrimony. Contrast BigBadEnsemble, where there are also two or more Big Bads operating simultaneously, but not necessarily working together or even interacting in any way, and Contrast CoDragons, where one BigBad is directly served by two or more equally ranked [[TheDragon Dragons]]. See also VillainTeamUp. See EvilDuo for cases where the villains fit two of the three roles (usually "superego" and "id") of a FreudianTrio.

* For the "Sweet 16" year of [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal's]] ''Theatre/HalloweenHorrorNights'', the event's four previous "Icons" (Jack the Clown, The Caretaker, The Director, and The Storyteller) came together as a group to "celebrate" the occasion.

** A ''triumvirate'' forms between [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Eggman]], [[VideoGame/HalfLife G-Man]], and [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Neo Cortex]]]] in ''The Ultimate Crossover'', all coming together during the finale to [[spoiler: trap the heroes inside [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the moon]], not knowing they are [[GreaterScopeVillain being manipulated by]] [[VideoGame/StarFox Andross]]]].

* ''Manga/AkameGaKill'': [[EvilChancellor Prime Minister Honest]] and [[TheBaroness General Esdeath]] are the [[DragonInChief true rulers]] of TheEmpire. Honest [[TheManInFrontOfTheMan manipulates the boy emperor]] to create a [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans brutal and corrupt regime whose sole purpose is to preserve his power and pleasure]]. However, despite being [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass more dangerous than he appears]], his rule would not be possible without the cooperation of Esdeath, the Empire's best general and a [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]. She helps maintain Honest's rule because its sheer brutality places the Empire in a state of almost constant internal rebellion and war with its neighbors, creating [[TheSocialDarwinist her ideal world where the weak are killed and the strong rule]].

* The Leader and [[Characters/{{AIM}} M.O.D.O.K.]] in ''Comicbook/FallOfTheHulks''.