History Main / RestartTheWorld

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': Sephiroth's ultimate goal is to destroy the world and then remake it as its new God.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': The BigBad [[spoiler: Corypheus, one of the Ancient Tevinter magisters who invaded the Black City and became darkspawn, is trying to cause this in order to restore his homeland to its former glory, the ritual for which is actually interrupted by the player before the game even starts]]. As it turns out, the [[spoiler: other BigBad, Fen'Harel, who it turns out is actually Solas' true identity, was trying to do the same thing by collapsing the border between the real world and the Fade so he could reshape reality to 1000 years earlier to undo his mistake that condemned the elves to subjugation in the first place]]. Both plans, by necessity, [[KillEmAll would result in a massive death toll throughout Thedas]].

* This happened once in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. [[spoiler:After Salem turned the whole of mankind against the Gods of Light and Darkness, the God of Darkness decided to KillEmAll to punish and spite her, [[DetonationMoon breaking the moon]] on his way out. To atone for what happened, the God of Light allowed humanity to return, though [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore the species was forever stripped of magic and the faunus came into being. ]] ]]

* "Literature/Nightfall1941": {{Discussed|Trope}}. When [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the eclipse]] happens, the population GoesMadFromTheRevelation of all the stars in the sky and burns down their civilization, leaving the survivors to start over from scratch. There is archaeological evidence that this has happened multiple times in the past, but the one time we witness it the records of the previous event are considered a myth only believed in by a few crazy cultists. The cultists believe it is the wrath of their god, destroying their civilization and starting over.

** Algalon the Observer, a BonusBoss from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', represents the Titans, the creators of Azeroth. His job is to assess the world in order to determine whether or not the world is too corrupted to be allowed to continue existing in its current form. If it is, the Titans are to destroy Azeroth and create it anew. Due to the [[CrapsackWorld crapsack nature of Azeroth]], and in particular the corruption of the Old Gods, Algalon is set to deliver an unfavorable report to his masters when you meet the guy, and you have to take him down to prevent the world and all life upon it from being destroyed. Considering this guy's FanNickname is "Algalon the Raid Destroyer", taking him down will NOT be easy.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' Count Bleck wants to do this so he can make a new world without sadness[[spoiler:, or so he claims. He actually intends to let it all be destroyed for good, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds unable to see any value in existence after losing his love]]. [[TheStarscream Dimentio]], on the other hand, plans to remake the world in his own twisted image]].

%%* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Reset The Great Reset]]a very controversial proposal put forward by the World Economic Forum in June 2020 to rebuild the world after the COVID Pandemic.
* Posadism, an offshoot of Trotskyism, has been noted, alongside other peculiarities (such as an interest in [=UFO=]s), for advocating nuclear war as a means of bringing about a socialist reolution.
* The publicity for "Build Back Better" aka "The Great Reset" claims that this is what it is trying do, criticism that it really intends to transfer more wealth and power to the ultra-wealthy and comparisons to The Georgia Guidestones tend to get censored.

* This turns out to be Umbrella's plan in ''Film/ResidentEvil'': use the T-Virus to wipe out humanity while their chosen survivors ride it out in cold sleep, then re-emerge to rebuild the world in their image.

* ''Literature/TheBible'':

* Posadism, an offshoot of Trotskyism, has been noted, alongside other peculiarities (such as an interest in [=UFO=]s), for advocating nuclear war as a means of brining about a socialist reolution.

* Posadism, an offshoot of Trotskyism, has been noted, alongside other peculiarities (such as an interest in [[=UFO=]]s), for advocating nuclear war as a means of brining about a socialist reolution.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': The BigBad [[spoiler: Corypheus, one of the Ancient Tevinter magisters who invaded the Black City and became darkspawn, is trying to cause this in order to restore his homeland to its former glory, the ritual for which is actually interrupted by the player before the game even starts]]. As it turns out, the [[spoiler: other BigBad, Fen'Harel, who it turns out is actually Solas' true identity, was trying to do the same thing by collapsing the border between the real world and the Fade so he could reshape reality to 1000 years earlier to undo his mistake that condemned the elves to subjugation in the first place]].

* The rebirth of the world forms a core plot during the closing chapters of ''LightNovel/AvestaOfBlackAndWhite'', [[spoiler:specifically whenever either side wins the war of Good and Evil, the whole world is restarted with the sides and their roles shifted. Additionally, after Magsarion kills Nadare, the whole universe restarts again as it's supposed to after which he goes on his killing spree with the new Good and Evil both fearing this faceless monster killing and destroying world after world. It's an omnicide that will keep on going until there is no one left but him and God, and due to Nadare never getting a successor this go around this will be the last reset before Magsarion himself ascends to godhood and recreates the world in his own image]].

* On ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' both the Dark Archer and Brother Blood have this as their motivation. The Dark Archer wants to destroy the crime-ridden neighborhood of The Glades so Starling City can flourish without it. Brother Blood wants to send all of Starling City into chaos so he can gain absolute power over the city and rebuild it to fit his vision. In season four Damien Darhk has the same plan, but on a global scale. Merlyn even points out that he is siding with Darhk because it is basically the same as his plan, only larger.

* The rebirth of the world forms a core plot during the closing chapters of ''LightNovel/AvestaOfBlackAndWhite'', [[spoilers:specifically whenever either side wins the war of Good and Evil, the whole world is restarted with the sides and their roles shifted. Additionally, after Magsarion kills Nadare, the whole universe restarts again as it's supposed to after which he goes on his killing spree with the new Good and Evil both fearing this faceless monster killing and destroying world after world. It's an omnicide that will keep on going until there is no one left but him and God, and due to Nadare never getting a successor this go around this will be the last reset before Magsarion himself ascends to godhood and recreates the world in his own image]].

* This is the main plot of Dartz and Rafael from the [[FillerArc anime only]] Doma arc of ''Anime/YuGiOh''.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Reset The Great Reset]]a very controversial proposal put forward by the World Economic Forum in June 2020 to rebuild the world after the COVID Pandemic.

* VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime: [[spoiler: This is ultimately the plan of Doctor Nefarious Tropy. After Neo Cortex is defeated by Crash and calls it quit, Nefarious reveals himself and ends his alliance with him. He explains that while Cortex is content with ''just'' ruling space and time, he would rather "start from scratch". Using the rift generator, Tropy plans to "wipe the slate clean" by rebooting the entire timeline and [[InTheirOwnImage rebuilding to his liking]], with him as the only god, of course.]]

** Master Albert's grand plan revolves around using the completed [[ArtifactOfDoom Model W]] to "reset" the world, with him at the reins.