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Who caused TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt? ''This guy''. Destroying continents, wiping out civilizations, exterminating [[EarthShatteringKaboom whole planets:]] [[ApocalypseHow When this character turns up]], entire ''[[ApocalypseHow/{{Class X-3}} galaxies]]'' or ''[[ApocalypseHow/{{Class X-4}} universes]]'' may die, if not ''[[ApocalypseHow/{{Class Z}} reality]]'' itself -- the Omnicidal Maniac has made his entrance and where he goes, the survival rate of everything nearby quickly drops towards zero.

Put simply, the Omnicidal Maniac is a villain whose main plan and motive is "destroy the world". He actively seeks the destruction of whatever world the setting is based in, does it as an end unto itself, has the ability to do so, and is both aware of what he's doing and fully motivated to do so. Most Omnicidal Maniacs will aim for at least Planetary/Total Extinction on the ApocalypseHow scale, but it may vary from setting to setting -- in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting, the known world may just be a kingdom or two, while in a SpaceOpera, [[SerialEscalation expect the whole known galaxy or the universe or even the Multiverse]], to be his goal. Despite the name, being completely insane is not a requirement, but having a FreudianExcuse doesn't make the Omnicidal Maniac any less of a menace.

Contrast the PersonOfMassDestruction (who doesn't ''want'' to use their powers to destroy the world), MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds (who causes damage of this scale largely by accident, through ignorance, or for comedic, non-serious reasons intended to elicit laughter), and WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (whose tragic, crapsack lives made them see red and lay the blame on all their woes upon the world). Omnicidal Maniacs are ''not'' amusing and have [[WhyYouShouldDestroyThePlanetEarth clearly-defined reasons for wanting to destroy everything nearby]], which they do with a great deal of malice. The Omnicidal Maniac differs from the SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum and PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery in that the Maniac has "destroy world" as motive and "I go down with it" as unfortunate side-effect (or isn't planning to go down with the world at all if they happen to have the power or means to survive the destruction they wrought), while the latter two has "I die/I am miserable" as motive and "world goes with me" as insurance.

Who caused the EarthShatteringKaboom? ''This guy''. Destroying continents, wiping out civilizations, exterminating whole planets: When this character turns up, entire ''galaxies'' or ''universes'' may die, if not reality itself -- the Omnicidal Maniac has made his entrance and where he goes, the survival rate of everything nearby quickly drops towards zero.

* In ''{{Goblins}}'', the villain of the 'Maze of Many' arc is a psion from [[AlternateUniverse another reality]], who plans to DivideByZero in such a way that everyone within the Maze will be erased from existence.

-->"I...I shall consume. Consume...Consume everything."//

* Azkadellia from ''Series/TinMan'' creates a device which the Mystic Man states will bring about "the complete destruction of the OZ." The device is designed to fix the two moons of the OZ in a permanent solar eclipse which as any scientist will tell you, will ultimately result in the destruction of all life.
** Correction, there is only one moon, but there are two suns. The whole point is that there is an extremely rare double-eclipse happening (i.e. both suns "hiding" behind the moon), which Azkadellia plans to lock into place.

Put simply, the Omnicidal Maniac is a villain whose main plan and motive is "destroy the world". He actively seeks the destruction of whatever world the setting is based in, does it as an end unto itself, has the ability to do so, and is both aware of what he's doing and fully motivated to do so. Most Omnicidal Maniacs will aim for at least Planetary/Total Extinction on the ApocalypseHow scale, but it may vary from setting to setting -- in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting, the known world may just be a kingdom or two, while in a SpaceOpera, [[SerialEscalation expect the whole known galaxy or the universe or even the Multiverse]]) to be his goal. Despite the name, being completely insane is not a requirement, but having a FreudianExcuse doesn't make the Omnicidal Maniac any less of a menace.

* [[GWAR]]. Several of their songs come back to this theme, most notably ''Biledriver'' (Refrain: "I Want to Murder everyone in the entire world..."), ''Bring Back the Bomb'' ("I must use the nukes, I can't kill you all with my hands!"), ''Storm is Coming'' ("We'll kill EVERY species, not just one or two"), ''War Is All We Know'' ("Hatred of all things alive!..."), and of course ''We Kill Everything'' ("And we'll kill everything, including ourselves...")

* Talita from Terror,Inc was trapped between [[FateWorseThanDeath life and death]] in [[TheNothingAfterDeath a void of blackness]] for 800 years. She went completely mad and came to love the Void. After she was resurrected she feared her commitment to the void: ''"I feel...a strength coursing through me...yes...yes..I worried i might lose faith as the pain left me. I feel joy,strength,lust all raging through me...ALL PALE BEFORE THE EMPTINESS".'' Before she ends the world she wants to taste life followed by [[CessationOfExistence nothing]].

* Zachary Hale Comstock from VideoGame/BioshockInfinite wants Columbia to recreate the Final Judgement on the 'Sodom Below.'

* The main villains of {{Bayonetta}} are this, as they all want to ressurect [[GodIsEvil Jubileus]], who wants to end the current state of existence.

** Cell planned on becoming one of these after the Cell Games, but was killed before he could get started.

* DC Comics' [[CrisisCrossover crisis crossovers]] has the following:

* DC Comics' [[CrisisCrossover ''Crisis'' crossovers]] has the following:

* Anubis in ''Series/StargateSG1''. While ''most'' Goa'uld we meet are {{Evil Overlord}}s, this guy stands out. He doesn't want to conquer the entire galaxy, he wants to ''wipe out all life'' in it. And then repopulate it with lifeforms of his design, but that's an academic distinction to anyone that's not Anubis.

* ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'': [[spoiler:The Batter]] is a ''successful'' example of this trope, depending on which ending you pick. Even if you pick the other one, all that's left is The Judge and Zacharie, in zone 0.

* The [[SinisterMinister Reverend Jeremiah Hatch]] from the {{DCU}}. A brilliant student but [[TheMentallyDisturbed mentally unstable]] he was dismissed from seminary and flunked out. He went to Vietnam pretending to be a chaplain. The ugliness of the war he witnessed [[GoMadFromTheRevelation broke him]]. He realized that life is a nightmare from which there is no awakening and he threw away his cross followed by butchering both allies and enemies alike. His new mission is to serve the Almighty by serving his enemy:''"To hasten the corruption,to nurture the foulness until the Almighty has no choice but to rain down fire and brimstone and end the ugliness,the pain, the suffering".'' His [[CorruptPolitician corruption of the Mayor of Hub City]] was to get him into the [[PresidentEvil White House]] and start a [[WorldWarIII War]].

* [[SinisterMinister The Reverend Jeremiah Hatch]] from the {{DCU}}. A brilliant student but [[TheMentallyDisturbed mentally unstable]] he was dismissed from seminary and flunked out. He went to Vietnam pretending to be a chaplain. The ugliness of the war he witnessed [[GoMadFromTheRevelation broke him]]. He realized that life is a nightmare from which there is no awakening and he threw away his cross followed by butchering both allies and enemies alike. His new mission is to serve the Almighty by serving his enemy:''"To hasten the corruption,to nurture the foulness until the Almighty has no choice but to rain down fire and brimstone and end the ugliness,the pain, the suffering".'' His [[CorruptPolitician corruption of the Mayor of Hub City]] was to get him into the [[PresidentEvil White House]] and start a [[WorldWarIII War]].

->''"In mere hours, billions will die: innocent, guilty, strong and weak, honest and deceitful,'' all ''of them! They will scream, they will burn, and for no purpose than the mighty [[GodOfEvil Khorne]] may revel in their bloodshed. And united, in this void of purpose, fear or duty, we shall at long last BE FREE!'' '''''BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! LET... THE GALAXY... BUUUUURRRNN!!!'''''''"''

* Talita from Terror,Inc was trapped between [[FateWorseThanDeath life and death]] in [[TheNothingAfterDeath a void of blackness]] for 800 years. She went completely mad and came to love the Void. After she was resurrected she feared her commitment to the void: ''"I feel...a strength coursing through me...yes...yes..I worried i might lose faith as the pain left me. I feel joy,strength,lust all raging through me...ALL PALE BEFORE THE EMPTINESS.'' Before she ends the world she wants to taste life followed by [[CessationOfExistence nothing]].

* Talita from Terror,Inc was trapped between [[FateWorseThanDeath life and death]] in [[TheNothingAfterDeath a void of blackness]] for 800 years. She went completely mad and came to love the Void. After she was resurrected she feared her commitment to the void: '"I feel...a strength coursing through me...yes...yes..I worried i might lose faith as the pain left me. I feel joy,strength,lust all raging through me...ALL PALE BEFORE THE EMPTINESS.'' Before she ends the worlds she wants to taste life followed by [[CessationOfExistence nothing]].