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* NiceJobBreakingItHero/NewMedia
** NiceJobBreakingItHero/SCPFoundation
* NiceJobBreakingItHero/{{Other}}
* NiceJobBreakingItHero/ProfessionalWrestling
* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Radio}}

* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Theatre}}

[[folder:Music]]
* In the second Album of The Protomen, Dr. Light and Joe attack the city that Dr. Wily has nearly taken control over. However, after [[spoiler:destroying one Transmitter that Wily has used to control the robots, with Joe being killed in the ensuing blast, Light realizes that there is a second Transmitter, and the attack is exactly what Wily needed in order to declare Martial Law on the city and take complete control.]]
* Paul [=McCartney=] decided that the best way to revitalize Music/TheBeatles was to get the band back to its roots by recording a live album and putting on a concert. [[Film/LetItBe It did not work out.]]
* From Music/DavidBowie's "Cat People": "I've been putting out the fire with [[SuddenlyShouting GASOLINE!!!]]"

[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
* Myth/ClassicalMythology
** Nice Job Opening the Box, Pandora, and releasing pain and sickness into the world. Although she was rigged to this because the gods were cheesed off at Prometheus.
** Nice job, Prometheus, in stealing fire and teaching mankind how to cheat the gods. After receiving fire, the humans began to make sacrifices to the gods in thanks. They burned up lots of great-smelling food, which the gods found pleasing, and calmed Zeus' anger. Prometheus, upset at seeing his creations burning up the best parts of their hard-earned food, decided to change this. He ordered the humans to butcher a cow and split it into two piles: one was all the steaks, ribs, etc (the good eating parts) covered in bones and sinew. The other pile was all the organs and viscera covered in "snow-white fat". Prometheus then asked Zeus to come down and pick for himself which pile he wanted for his daily sacrifice. Zeus, being powerful but not terribly smart, picks the better-looking pile, and ends up the fool, which reignited his rage. Essentially, Prometheus wasn't punished for stealing fire, he was punished for teaching men how to cheat the gods!
* Adam and Eve, who ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge which resulted [[CrapsackWorld in sin entering]] [[HumansAreBastards the world]].
* The [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse gods]]' treatment of Fenrir, one of the monsters destined to end the world, may well have been a significant factor in his decision to do so. He was Loki's kid (don't ask). Fenris was originally beloved by all, since he was basically a cute puppy. Over time, however, he grew large and fierce, until only Tyr (not Thor, Tyr) dared to approach him. Eventually, they decided to chain him, and had the dwarves forge an unbreakable chain. Fenris gets suspicious, and tells Tyr that he'll only let him feed him if he puts his arm in the wolf's mouth first. This goes about as well as you'd expect (hence why Tyr only has one arm), but Fenris is bound, and has a sword stabbed through his jaw. I'd like to destroy the world too.

* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Music}}
* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Mythology}}

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* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Fanfic}}
* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Film}}

** NiceJobBreakingItHero/CobraKai

* NiceJobBreakingItHero/FanFic

...but [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle not so fast]]! It turns out that by the very act of success, they've unwittingly [[FromBadToWorse made things worse]]. Maybe the now-dead antagonist was actually holding back an [[SealedEvilInACan even greater evil]]. Maybe the villain, having been defeated or damaged, is now [[OneWingedAngel transformed into a new, ultimate, unstoppable, invincible, angry form]], generally [[TorturedMonster against the villain's will]] (or against their expectations, anyway). Maybe the villain, despite their villainy, was serving some other greater good -- keeping the world/universe/nature/whatever politically or literally {{balance|BetweenGoodAndEvil}}d -- and their demise throws things into chaos. Maybe the so-called villain [[GoodAllAlong was actually]] a HeroAntagonist, and you have been [[UnwittingPawn unwittingly]] helping [[EvilAllAlong the real villain]]. Maybe [[SaveThePrincess that princess you saved]] is [[DecoyDamsel a cold-hearted tyrant]] at the head of an oppressive regime, or a SealedEvilInACan. Perhaps taking down the villain has resulted in an EvilPowerVacuum, and now even worse guys are fighting to fill the void that the previous villain left, without a single regard for who else gets hurt. Or perhaps the only means of foiling the villain involves [[GodzillaThreshold questionably massive "collateral damage"]]. For whatever reason, the hero's victory over death and destruction directly or indirectly leads to an even greater wave of death and destruction, or at least an even greater threat of such. Oh dear.

This trope is a common problem with the SmallStepsHero. Compare CreateYourOwnVillain, WhatTheHellHero, UnwittingPawn, MustMakeAmends, YouAlreadyChangedThePast, TwoRightsMakeAWrong, NiceJobFixingItVillain (but note that villains are also subject to ''this'' trope -- they can do something careless that screws them over or helps out a ''worse'' villain). Compare WeWantOurJerkBack when the hero/villain makes the villain/hero powerless, only to have it backfire and give them a worse villain/hero/[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking fate]] than expected, resulting in them wanting things to go back the way they were. BetterTheDevilYouKnow is a similar situation, where the utter defeat of one villain can lead to a completely different and ''greater'' evil taking over. This trope may lead to a RedemptionQuest in an attempt to make up for the mistake. Has very little to do with NiceJobBreakingItHerod (in fact, that one usually leads to the biggest cases of [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the complete opposite Trope]].)

!!Examples

** NiceJobBreakingItHero/{{Dragonball}}

** NiceJobBreakingItHero/CobraKai

* NiceJobBreakingItHero/TabletopRPG

This trope is a common problem with the SmallStepsHero. Compare CreateYourOwnVillain, WhatTheHellHero, UnwittingPawn, MustMakeAmends, YouAlreadyChangedThePast, TwoRightsMakeAWrong and NiceJobFixingItVillain (but note that villains are also subject to ''this'' trope -- they can do something careless that screws them over or helps out a ''worse'' villain). Compare WeWantOurJerkBack when the hero/villain makes the villain/hero powerless, only to have it backfire and give them a worse villain/hero/[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking fate]] than expected, resulting in them wanting things to go back the way they were. BetterTheDevilYouKnow is a similar situation, where the utter defeat of one villain can lead to a completely different and ''greater'' evil taking over. This trope may lead to a RedemptionQuest in an attempt to make up for the mistake. Has very little to do with NiceJobBreakingItHerod (in fact, that one usually leads to the biggest cases of [[NiceJobFixingItVillain the complete opposite Trope]].)

[[caption-width-right:300:[[SarcasmMode Congratulations,]] [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey.]] you just created an EldritchAbomination. [[FromBadToWorse Now just wait until you try to fix your mistake.]]]]

[[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease No real-life examples are allowed]], and for that, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle you have no one to blame but yourselves]].

* {{NiceJobBreakingItHero/Theater}}

...but [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle not so fast]]! It turns out that by the very act of success, they've unwittingly [[FromBadToWorse made things worse]]. Maybe the now-dead antagonist was actually holding back an [[SealedEvilInACan even greater evil]]. Maybe the villain, having been defeated or damaged, is now [[OneWingedAngel transformed into a new, ultimate, unstoppable, invincible, angry form]], generally [[TorturedMonster against the villain's will]] (or against their expectations, anyway). Maybe the villain, despite their villainy, was serving some other greater good -- keeping the world/universe/nature/whatever politically or literally {{balance|BetweenGoodAndEvil}}d -- and their demise throws things into chaos. Maybe [[SaveThePrincess that princess you saved]] is [[DecoyDamsel a cold-hearted tyrant]] at the head of an oppressive regime. Perhaps taking down the villain has resulted in an EvilPowerVacuum, and now even worse guys are fighting to fill the void that the previous villain left, without a single regard for who else gets hurt. Or perhaps the only means of foiling the villain involves [[GodzillaThreshold questionably massive "collateral damage"]]. For whatever reason, the hero's victory over death and destruction directly or indirectly leads to an even greater wave of death and destruction, or at least an even greater threat of such. Oh dear.

-->-- [[CardCarryingVillain Thot Trel]], ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''

[[caption-width-right:300:[[SarcasmMode Congratulations,]] [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey]], you just created an EldritchAbomination. [[FromBadToWorse Now just wait until you try to fix your mistake.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:300:[[SarcasmMode Congratulations]], you just created an EldritchAbomination. [[FromBadToWorse Now just wait until you try to fix your mistake.]]]]

HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct, in certain cases, is a SubTrope of this. See also HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook, which is this as applied to a legal system. (Or at least a well-intentioned one.) May overlap with SelfFulfillingProphecy. NoEndorHolocaust is what happens when this is ineptly averted. And if the hero dies following the reveal and is unable to stop the new menace, you've just read a ShootTheShaggyDog story. Despite obvious parallels, most LoadBearingBoss in video games do not fall under this category. When this happens with fandoms, it's WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings. PacifismBackfire is "Nice Job Sparing Him, Hero".

...but [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle not so fast]]! It turns out that by the very act of success, they've unwittingly [[FromBadToWorse made things worse]]. Maybe the now-dead antagonist was actually holding back an [[SealedEvilInACan even greater evil]]. Maybe the villain, having been defeated or damaged, is now [[OneWingedAngel transformed into a new, ultimate, unstoppable, invincible, angry form]], generally [[TorturedMonster against the villain's will]] (or against their expectations, anyway). Maybe the villain, despite their villainy, was serving some other greater good -- keeping the world/universe/nature/whatever politically or literally {{balance|BetweenGoodAndEvil}}d -- and their demise throws things into chaos. Maybe that princess you saved is a cold-hearted tyrant at the head of an oppressive regime. Perhaps taking down the villain has resulted in an EvilPowerVacuum, and now even worse guys are fighting to fill the void that the previous villain left, without a single regard for who else gets hurt. Or perhaps the only means of foiling the villain involves [[GodzillaThreshold questionably massive "collateral damage"]]. For whatever reason, the hero's victory over death and destruction directly or indirectly leads to an even greater wave of death and destruction, or at least an even greater threat of such. Oh dear.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero/RealLife

The term "PyrrhicVictory" has the same connotation and originated from the Pyrrhic War fought by King Pyrrhus in 279 BC, which makes "Nice Job Breaking It, Hero" OlderThanFeudalism. The tropes overlap, but Pyrrhic Victory is when someone succeeds at their goal but with a very high price, while Nice Job Breaking It, Hero includes actions that might not be necessary or even intentional. In addition, this trope sometimes results in no victory at all, not even a Pyrrhic one.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[SarcasmMode Congratulations]], you just created an EldritchAbomination. Now just wait [[CutsceneIncompetence until you try to]] [[FromBadToWorse fix your mistake.]]]]

Sometimes a badly thought-out plot for the sake of action can have exactly the same effect when FridgeLogic catches its tail. That's one of the reasons why a good GameMaster habit is writing the plot starting from the "what happens if {{Player Character}}s aren't here at all or do nothing" point.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero/MarvelCinematicUniverse

HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct, in certain cases, is a SubTrope of this. See also HadToComeToPrisonToBeACrook, which is this as applied to a legal system. (Or at least a well-intentioned one.) May overlap with SelfFulfillingProphecy. NoEndorHolocaust is what happens when this is ineptly averted. And if the hero dies following the reveal and is unable to stop the new menace, you've just read a ShootTheShaggyDog story. Despite obvious parallels, most "load-bearing bosses" in video games do not fall under this category. When this happens with fandoms, it's WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings.