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* In ''Monster Girl Quest'' this trope is used by its very name. Technically it's the title awarded to the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority most powerful monster in the world]], though in practice, every Monster Lord has been part of the bloodline of Alipheese Fateburn, [[MonsterProgenitor the original creator of monsters]] and considered the opposite of [[{{God}} Ilias]]. The current (16th) Monster Lord and BigBad of the game happens to be [[spoiler:[[TheHero Luka's]] traveling companion and LoveInterest Alice]], while the 8th Monster Lord [[spoiler:[[AliceAllusion Black Alice]] is a minion of the ''[[TreacherousAdvisor true]]'' BigBad Ilias]].

* In ''Literature/WarWithNoName'', the [[LongLived millenniums old]] and {{Kaiju}}-sized Hymenoptera Unus is the [[InsectQueen current ruler]] of the Colony (a unique mutant colony of intelligent ants). The current Queen of the Colony has the powers of holding and transferring GeneticMemory and can create new strains of ants by SuperBreedingProgram. Hymenoptera's first breeding act as queen was to give birth to the "medical ant" variety. These ants are the reason Hymenoptera is able to live so long. She also gave the ants the ability to read human books, created a new line of soldiers that can shred tanks and she's the one that developed the means to uplift the other animals - leading to humanity being pushed to near-extinction. That said, she's still an Ant Queen - which means she's almost completely helpless by herself.

[[caption-width-right:330:Even [[EvilIsSexy sexy]] vampiresses realize the value of keeping "[[LooksLikeOrlok homely]]" friends nearby.]]

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** ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': Many antagonists have the capacity to manipulate kaiju to do their bidding:

* ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' had a "Chief of the Monsters" named Geronimon in one of its final episodes. He looked kinda silly (by "chief", we mean he had a beard and a Native American headdress), but he possessed the power to resurrect {{kaiju}} and planned on bringing back 60 monsters to wage war on Ultraman and humanity.
** A more serious and deadlier example was [[spoiler:[[Series/UltraGalaxyMegaMonsterBattle Alien Reiblood]], an ancient demoniac alien whose genes allowed him to fully control and command legions of monsters and aliens, while long dead, his genes allow all sorts of aliens and humans to control monsters themselves through special devices.]]

* The insectoid humanoids of the planet Beeland in ''[[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato Star Blazers]] are ruled by a queen who is somewhat more human-looking than her subjects.

** Araxxor and Araxxi are an absolutely massive male and female pair of GiantSpiders who rule over a hive of spiders called araxytes.

* Creator/RoaldDahl's ''Literature/TheWitches'' gives us the unspeakably nightmarish Grand High Witch, memorably portrayed by Creator/AnjelicaHuston in the [[Film/TheWitches1990 1990 film adaptation]].

* Creator/RoaldDahl's ''Literature/TheWitches'' gives us the unspeakably nightmarish Grand High Witch, memorably portrayed by Creator/AnjelicaHuston in the 1990 film adaptation.

* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' Cataphractoi are called "The Generals Of The Darkness" for a reason. They always have access to the Subsumed By Another Shadow Umbra (which allows them to enthrall any Darkspawn in their range), have access to both [[PowerUpgradingDeformation Umbrae]] and [[BlackMagic Calignes]], and can assume a very powerful "false transformation" form in emergencies. Worse, they retain the knowledge of the humans in whose image they were made, and possess both intelligence and some level of self-control, allowing them to use complex tactics and long-term planning.

* Tewi Inaba from the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series is a ''Rabbit'' Lord (or Lady, as the case may be), having evolved into a near-human form by dint of simply living long enough. (Chen and Ran from the same series don't exactly qualify, as they were created that way.)

* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}''
** The vampire-like creatures called "vampyres" have this. The order of ascending power goes like: juvenile, juvinate, vyrewatch, vyrelord(lady), and lastly the Drakan siblings who reign over all vampyres. Notably the lowest-tier partially resemble feral [[{{Film/Nosferatu}} Nosferatu]] expies and the higher-tier vampyres have a more 'refined' form. Lord Drakan himself is bigger and looks different than normal vampyres, although according to WordOfGod this is due to exposure to the Stone of Jas. Vanescula Drakan and Ranis Drakan look like typical vyrelords but are colored blood red unlike any other vampyre. Draynor Drakan is never seen in his true form so it isn't known if he has a unique form.

* Neifirst of ''Videogame/PhantasyStarII'' is the humanoid prototype and controller of the Biomonsters. She and her sister Nei appear like humans with pointy ears or CatGirl ears, depending on the artwork, while most Biomonsters are evolved simple lifeforms with a few animals in the mix.

* ''{{Film/Bit}}'': Vlad, a.k.a. "The Master". He was a very old, powerful vampire with {{mind control}} powers which he'd used for making young women into vampires (and also his {{sex slave}}s). It's later revealed Duke was this too since eating parts of his heart gave her the same power, though she subtly influenced her group's minds (so much that no one knew, including her) rather than openly controlling them.

* The Old Ones in ''Series/BeingHumanUK'', centuries-old vampires who live in isolated castles in Central Europe. They largely don’t care about the outside world and leave the rest of the vampires to their own devices, but when they do venture out, everyone bows and scrapes. They’re immune to typical weaknesses like holy symbols and not being able to enter homes uninvited, and are extremely old, wealthy and politically powerful in a world where the majority of vampires don’t live to see triple digits and barely scrape by. The undisputed supreme ruler of all vampires, Mr Snow, is rumoured to be the first ever vampire who sold his soul to the devil for immortality, and all vampires are genetically programmed to obey him. [[spoiler: this is later debunked when it's revealed that The Devil created Vampires when Two Asian Brothers brothers made a deal with him for Immortality, he also created Werewolves, and Ghosts.]]]

* In a pride of lions, the alpha male has the largest and darkest mane, while one or two lesser, younger males may also be present.

* Wolf packs were previously thought to follow strict social hierarchies led by an "alpha" male and female who rose to their positions via AsskickingEqualsAuthority. Subsequent research has revealed that this mainly happens in zoos. In the wild, as with the gorillas mentioned above, "alphas" are just the parents while subordinate "betas" and "omegas" are their offspring (though siblings within a pack will jockey for status among themselves, so AsskickingEqualsAuthority does indeed apply). Unlike gorillas, though, wolf parents don't display any distinctive physical features to separate them from the rest of the pack (like an adult male gorilla's patch of silver fur). Moreover, wolves are typically monogamous, so both parents share equal alpha status -- unlike in gorilla troops, where the presence of multiple females prevents any of them from becoming a singular alpha female in the way that a silverback is the alpha male.

* High Orcs in the ''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'' aren't just orcs with darker skin and [[AnAxeToGrind a mean axe]]: High Orcs are immensely strong and can bowl over even heavily armored knights and have the wits to command war parties. Their very presence emboldens the often cowardly orcs into rampaging marauders and their body odor drives them into a sexual frenzy. However, if a man actually ''beats'' a High Orc, the orcs immediately collapse onto the floor and beg for mercy. The High Orc herself also has a 180 in personality, going from a belligerent warlord to soft, loving, and devoted wife to the man.

* Kindred in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' grow stronger with age and experience, represented by the power stat Blood Potency. Truly powerful vampires (Blood Potency 6) can only feed on humans [[note]](and not long after, other vampires)[[/note]] and can create bloodlines which they can bestow on all their progeny and even supplicant vampires. Basically, a bloodline is a second "clan" that gives all vampires in the bloodline a fourth in clan discipline, which is often unique and ''very'' powerful compared to the core ten. Of course, [[PowerAtAPrice they also develop]] a second {{curse}}.

** Skaven who are born with Black Fur are taken away to be trained into Stormvermin, their elite fighting regiment. Their black fur is an indication that they are capable of growing larger and stronger than the common skaven, and thus can surpass the usual meek strength of the normal ratmen[[note]]However, it's implied that they can grow to such a size because they are fed well, as the usual skaven worker is constantly starving from a lack of food and usually dies young due to disease, infighting, experimentation, or any combination thereof. The book also implies it might be a mutation, and both can be true as Warhammer books are intentionally vague on backstories as everything could just be propaganda.[[/note]]. Likewise, Skaven born with Grey Fur are marked by their patron god, the Horned Rat, as being future Grey Seers. Grey Seers are powerful wizards of the Skaven and are held with both awe and suspicion; awe because they can invoke the wrath of the Horned Rat to kill their enemies, suspicion because you never know when you'll be deemed "an enemy".
** Genestealer Patriarchs from 40K are ancient purestrain Genestealers who managed to start up their own cults. Their maturity has granted them psychic powers over the other members of the cult, even other purestrains. However, because they're so old (and because their servants dote upon them), they've grown obese, making them less suited to the physical combat prowess of their younger broodmates. They compensate by being some of the most powerful psykers within the Tyranid vanguard force. A similar creature, the Broodlord, is instead a heavily modified Genestealer that retains its combat prowess and psychic powers, in exchange for no longer being able to control more than its immediate brood (which is usually only around 30 genestealers rather than a whole planetary force).

* The Old Ones in ''Series/BeingHumanUK'', centuries-old vampires who live in isolated castles in Central Europe. They largely don’t care about the outside world and leave the rest of the vampires to their own devices, but when they do venture out, everyone bows and scrapes. They’re immune to typical weaknesses like holy symbols and not being able to enter homes uninvited, and are extremely old, wealthy and politically powerful in a world where the majority of vampires don’t live to see triple digits and barely scrape by. The undisputed supreme ruler of all vampires, Mr Snow, is rumoured to be the first ever vampire who sold his soul to the devil for immortality, and all vampires are genetically programmed to obey him. [[spoiler: this is later debunked when it's revealed that The Devil created Vampires when Two Asian Brothers brothers made a deal with him for Immortality, he also created Werewolves, and Ghosts.

* The Old Ones in ''Series/BeingHumanUK'', centuries-old vampires who live in isolated castles in Central Europe. They largely don’t care about the outside world and leave the rest of the vampires to their own devices, but when they do venture out, everyone bows and scrapes. They’re immune to typical weaknesses like holy symbols and not being able to enter homes uninvited, and are extremely old, wealthy and politically powerful in a world where the majority of vampires don’t live to see triple digits and barely scrape by. The undisputed supreme ruler of all vampires, Mr Snow, is rumoured to be the first ever vampire who sold his soul to the devil for immortality, and all vampires are genetically programmed to obey him.

* Though the other Alizors are quite sapient, the Alizor King from ''Fanfic/TheParselmouthOfGryffindor'' must surely qualify, being [[LargeAndInCharge larger]] and far more calculating than his brethren, as well as the only one willing to discuss things (albeit in YouNoTakeCandle English) rather than just eat you.