History Main / ConflictKiller

* In {{Warcraft}} 3, the threat of the Burning Legion invading Azeroth helped the humans and orcs put aside their differences, as well as prevent escalating conflict with Night Elves, to defend Mount Hyjal from Archimonde's attempt to destroy the World Tree along with the planet.

* The beginning of SuperMarioRPG, where instead of a normal "Mario defeats Bowser" story, the two rivals join forces to defeat a giant sword.

* ThoseWackyNazis interrupted the Liberal-Communist conflict that had been developing since 1848.

* In Fire Emblem 10 (Radiant Dawn), Part 3 is a war embroiling most of the known world, stopped short by the awakening of a god. It had been foreshadowed since the previous game that such a war would cause this to happen.

Occasionally overlaps with {{The Worf Effect}} when the new villain shows off their might and the {{Sorting Algorithm of Evil}} when the Conflict Killer is clearly more powerful than the previous villain. Sometimes the new villain is conveniently Black in terms of evil, as opposed to merely Gray like the previous villain, and [[BigDamnVillains kills the previous villain off.]]

* The first event in ''AkumaTH's'' "Last Chance" Prro-Wrestling style serial was supposed to be a grudge match between Subrosian and Wise_Mankey... until Subrosian's self-styled arch-nemesis SIlver Fox showed up and attacked, making the event instead become Silver Fox versus Subrosian, Wise_Mankey, and Finalhazard (The referee). It doesn't count as a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere, as Silver Fox has a track record of pulling this sort of thing.

** Also happens when [[spoiler:Willow goes PsychoLesbian and kills Warren]] in [[WallBanger Season 6.]] Buffy is fond of this trope.

* The Water Seven storyline of {{One Piece}} seems to set up Franky as that arc's big bad by having him and his goons beat Usopp to a bloody pulp. The Strawhats vow revenge and tear Franky's henchmen a new one, causing HIM to swear vengeance in turn...it all seems to be leading up to a big showdown between Franky and Luffy, until the {{Wham Episode}} which turns the plot on its head leaves our heroes with much, much bigger problems to worry about. Franky does a {{Heel Face Turn}} and proves to be far more interesting as a good guy, anyway.

* FateStayNight has several. First, Gilgamesh takes out Caster when she's about to kill them in Fate route. Then, in UBW, Archer takes out... Caster... when she's about to kill them. Then in Heaven's Feel, Saber and Shirou go to deal with the master at Ryudou Temple, only to have the mission cut short when they find that he's already been killed and his servant... Caster... ''again''... is disappearing.

* [[http://www.drunkduck.com/STICKFODDER/ Morgan]] takes over Troy's role as the BigBad when the characters' masks start to come off. Because he is hideously disfigured (chemical splash at college), he refuses to allow
people to be different and forces people to wear masks like he does.

* Rhapthorne in ''DragonQuestVIII'', who was apparently possessing Dhoulmagus all along.
** May not count, since Rhapthorne doesn't enter the plot until after Dhoulmagus is already ''dead'', meaning his conflict was pretty well settled.

* Warhammer40K was originally a conflict between the [[ChurchMilitant Space Marines]], the [[LegionsOfHell Forces of Chaos]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orks]], [[OurElvesAreDifferent Eldar]] and [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranids]]. Then in the 4th edition they added two armies, the [[ForTheEvulz Dark Eldar]] and the [[RobotWar Necron]] and attempted to cram the Necrons in as the new BigBad. [[YourMileageMayVary This has had a mixed reception.]] Games Workshop also attempted to add the Necrons in as a mysterious, subtle horror, which doesn't always work in a universe about as subtle as being bludgeoned with a {{Gwar}} concert.

* The main conflict of the first season of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' mainly revolved around [[AntiVillain Prince Zuko]] following the Gaang around the world trying to capture Aang so that he could return from his exile, accompanied by his uncle Iroh. The second season opens with his sister [[MagnificentBastard Azula]] (who had previously only be seen in passing during a flashback and recieved a brief mention in the last episode) attempting to arrest the two of them, forcing them to go on the run. Shortly after, Azula encounters Aang by chance and resolves to track him as well. Only one episode has Zuko still trying to capture Aang, and he still has to compete with Azula to do it. A bit more palatable then usual, as the first season had clearly ended on the fact that Zuko and Iroh had become vilified by the Fire Nation, as well as having lost the resources which would let them follow the Gaang.

* The main conflict of the first season of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' mainly revolved around [[AntiVillain Prince Zuko]] following the Gaang around the world trying to capture Aang so that he could return from his exile, accompanied by his uncle. The second season opens with his sister [[MagnificentBastard Azula]] (who had previously only be seen in passing during a flashback and recieved a brief mention in the last episode) attempting to arrest the two of them, forcing them to go on the run. Shortly after, Azula encounters Aang by chance and resolves to track him as well. Only one episode has Zuko still trying to capture Aang, and he still has to compete with Azula to do it.

*After WorldWarII, the [[SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], leading to the Cold War.
** Surely the example takes place during WorldWarII and not after (i.e., the threat of conflict between the Allies and Russia being put off by ThoseWackyNazis)?
*The British to the Muslims and Hindus in India