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18th May '13 5:42:27 AM Viira

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* The Reapers in the ''[[Franchise/MassEffect Mass Effect series]]'' undergo this, in particular starting with VideoGame/MassEffect2. In the first game, we know little about them, gradually uncover the nihilistic future they intend to impose; talking to one (Sovereign) directly. He is menacing and intimidating by his sheer indifference to everything Shepard says; "You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it." That one exchange encompasses everything the Reapers are. Alas, once the sequel roll around Harbinger, who has taken up the mantle, resorts to petty one liners that are [[MemeticMutation memetic]]. He lacks that same imposing threat, especially unlike Sovereign, Harbinger is indirectly thwarted quite a few times. In VideoGame/MassEffect3 not only do the Reapers not even have a speaking role. We discover they are merely tools to a higher evil AI that creates and controls them in order to carry out its supposedly solution. After all this, going back to Mass Effect, Sovereign's ominous speech almost seems funny since a good majority of what he said turns out wrong, misinformed or just straight up {{Narm}}.

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* The Reapers in the ''[[Franchise/MassEffect Mass Effect series]]'' undergo this, in particular starting with ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. In the first game, we know little about them, gradually uncover the nihilistic future they intend to impose; talking to one (Sovereign) directly. He is menacing and intimidating by his sheer indifference to everything Shepard says; "You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it." That one exchange encompasses everything the Reapers are. Alas, once the sequel roll around Harbinger, who has taken up the mantle, resorts to petty one liners that are [[MemeticMutation memetic]]. He lacks that same imposing threat, especially unlike Sovereign, Harbinger is indirectly thwarted quite a few times. In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' not only do the Reapers not even have a speaking role. We discover they are merely tools to a higher evil AI that creates and controls them in order to carry out its supposedly solution. After all this, going back to Mass Effect, Sovereign's ominous speech almost seems funny since a good majority of what he said turns out wrong, misinformed or just straight up {{Narm}}.

18th May '13 5:41:41 AM Viira

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* The Reapers in the ''[[Franchise/MassEffect Mass Effect series]]'' undergo this, in particular starting with {{Mass Effect 2}}. In the first game, we know little about them, gradually uncover the nihilistic future they intend to impose; talking to one (Sovereign) directly. He is menacing and intimidating by his sheer indifference to everything Shepard says; "You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it." That one exchange encompasses everything the Reapers are. Alas, once the sequel roll around Harbinger, who has taken up the mantle, resorts to petty one liners that are [[MemeticMutation memetic]]. He lacks that same imposing threat, especially unlike Sovereign, Harbinger is indirectly thwarted quite a few times. In {{Mass Effect 3}} not only do the Reapers not even have a speaking role. We discover they are merely tools to a higher evil AI that creates and controls them in order to carry out its supposedly solution. After all this, going back to Mass Effect, Sovereign's ominous speech almost seems funny since a good majority of what he said turns out wrong, misinformed or just straight up {{Narm}}.

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16th May '13 1:35:31 AM Bourne~Endeavor

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14th May '13 8:40:17 PM Eagal

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That's Villain Forgot To Level Grind. There was a discussion on this some time ago, actually: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/remarks.php?trope=Characters.Naruto-Akatsuki

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** Upon being reanimated via [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Edo Tensei]], the Akatsuki Members [[PuppetMaster Sasori]], [[MadArtist Deidara]], and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Kakuzu]] all suffer this. Sasori, despite not having his puppets was overwhelmed by Kankuro's team even though in life, he could kill the strongest Kazekage in his time despite not being a puppet at the time. Deidara seems to {{forg|otAboutHisPowers}}et he has four more levels of C Jutsu to use and gets stabbed and neutralized quickly by Omoi after being pounded by Sai's Twin God technique, even though before he could defeat Gaara on his home turf with minimum clay and push [[BaseBreaker Sasuke Uchiha]] to his limits. And Kakuzu...doesn't even get a proper fight. Even though in his arc he could overwhelm Kakashi, Ino, and Choji at the same time, he's defeated ''off screen'' by Choji, Darui, Izumo, Kotetsu, and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Tenten]]. The only two Akatsuki characters who were given a proper fight were Itachi (who was really a good guy and Kishimoto already said he favors him due to him being his favorite Akatsuki) and Nagato (and even then he had to be gimped despite having his full powers).

14th May '13 6:11:38 AM MichaelKatsuro

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14th May '13 5:04:00 AM fakescorpion

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14th May '13 5:01:13 AM fakescorpion

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Different trope, it should be Villain Forgot to Level Grind for the Pacifistas.

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13th May '13 4:49:28 PM MichaelKatsuro

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** As to the 60's show, it actually ''reversed'' the Villain Decay of a lot of villains; it didn't cause it. Riddler and Mister Freeze in the show might seem goofy today, but prior to the show both characters had only appeared in a handful of issues and the TV series is actually what established them as major rogues. They might have been silly, but that's better than being forgotten and forgettable, plus no bad guy on the show was quite the HarmlessVillain they have been remembered as- it may have been light-hearted entertainment, but they ''did'' nearly kill Batman and Robin in various horrible and sadistic ways at the end of every other episode, after all.
*** Especially the Mad Hatter, who, in the comic book introductory story that provided fodder for ''both'' of his televisual appearances, was merely an essentially harmless exotic hat collector who was not above stealing some of his prized treasures; whereas onscreen he sported an instant-knockout hat which he used to kidnap the jury that had previously convicted him, as well as planning Batman's demise on a specially-designed, vicious ConveyorBeltOfDoom (managing to put Robin on it in the climactic scene).

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** As to the 60's show, it actually ''reversed'' the Villain Decay of a lot of villains; it didn't cause it. Riddler and Mister Freeze in the show might seem goofy today, but prior to the show both characters had only appeared in a handful of issues and the TV series is actually what established them as major rogues. They might have been silly, but that's better than being forgotten and forgettable, plus no bad guy on the show was quite the HarmlessVillain they have been remembered as -- it may have been light-hearted entertainment, but they ''did'' nearly kill Batman and Robin in various horrible and sadistic ways at the end of every other episode, after all. Especially the Mad Hatter, who, in the comic book introductory story that provided fodder for ''both'' of his televisual appearances, was merely an essentially harmless exotic hat collector who was not above stealing some of his prized treasures; whereas onscreen he sported an instant-knockout hat which he used to kidnap the jury that had previously convicted him, as well as planning Batman's demise on a specially-designed, vicious ConveyorBeltOfDoom (managing to put Robin on it in the climactic scene).

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* The Marvel supervillain Abomination has probably lost more bad boy status than almost any other. Originally a [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]] villain, he started out up-powered even by the Hulk's standards, whomping him down in their first encounter. He then had some gamma power stripped, which was added to the Hulk, thus losing in their next encounter. He then suffered a series of beatdowns at the hands of the Hulk, leading to humiliating exposition as his character developed a fear of even encountering the Hulk anymore. But that was not the end of it. Over subsequent years, he became a chew toy to show how badass the lower bricks in the Marvel universe could be, taking solo beatdowns at the hands of both WonderMan and ComicBook/SheHulk. Oh, true, they ''pulled out all the stops'' in their demonstration of badassery, but the Abomination just can't get any respect, in spite of still remaining perhaps the physically strongest character without some quasi-infinite trick up their sleeve.
** He got a slightly better treatment in the ''Chaos War'' [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Herc]] [[BatFamilyCrossover family crossover]], where, after having been killed off a couple years ago by the Comicbook/RedHulk, he [[LikeABadassoutOfHell comes back]] as a servant for the BigBad [[EldritchAbomination Chaos King]]. After tearing through a team of Hulks, Comicbook/DoctorStrange states that he was "the Underworld's strongest prisoner". He's still dead again by the end of the story, but he definitely got some cred back.
* Colonel Olrik of ''BlakeAndMortimer'' fame fits this trope to a tee. In his first appearance, he aided TheEmpire in bringing about WorldWarIII and successfully conquering the world. Understandably, his later appearances as a smuggler/thief/spy are not as impressive.
** Even when [[spoiler:said Empire's bloodthirsty dictator was brought BackFromTheDead via TimeTravel and Olrik joined him once more]] in ''The Strange Encounter'' he was little more than a thug.

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* The Marvel supervillain Abomination has probably lost more bad boy status than almost any other. Originally a [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]] villain, he started out up-powered even by the Hulk's standards, whomping him down in their first encounter. He then had some gamma power stripped, which was added to the Hulk, thus losing in their next encounter. He then suffered a series of beatdowns at the hands of the Hulk, leading to humiliating exposition as his character developed a fear of even encountering the Hulk anymore. But that was not the end of it. Over subsequent years, he became a chew toy to show how badass the lower bricks in the Marvel universe could be, taking solo beatdowns at the hands of both WonderMan and ComicBook/SheHulk. Oh, true, they ''pulled out all the stops'' in their demonstration of badassery, but the Abomination just can't get any respect, in spite of still remaining perhaps the physically strongest character without some quasi-infinite trick up their sleeve. He got a slightly better treatment in the ''Chaos War'' [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Herc]] [[BatFamilyCrossover family crossover]], where, after having been killed off a couple years ago by the Comicbook/RedHulk, he [[LikeABadassoutOfHell comes back]] as a servant for the BigBad [[EldritchAbomination Chaos King]]. After tearing through a team of Hulks, Comicbook/DoctorStrange states that he was "the Underworld's strongest prisoner". He's still dead again by the end of the story, but he definitely got some cred back.
* Colonel Olrik of ''BlakeAndMortimer'' fame fits this trope to a tee. In his first appearance, he aided TheEmpire in bringing about WorldWarIII and successfully conquering the world. Understandably, his later appearances as a smuggler/thief/spy are not as impressive. Even when [[spoiler:said Empire's bloodthirsty dictator was brought BackFromTheDead via TimeTravel and Olrik joined him once more]] in ''The Strange Encounter'' he was little more than a thug.

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12th May '13 1:59:20 PM EarlOfSandvich

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* ''Manga/DragonBall'' has this trope, and it has happened within the series on ''numerous'' occasions to the point that it's practically procedural after a villain's initial defeat; To list every instance would need its own trope page. Within the span of episodes, villains can fall from being ridiculously lethal and dire threats to being utterly outclassed in every possible way. Likely {{justified|Trope}} by the fact that the protagonists' strength grows enormously throughout the series, while most other characters stay at around the same level. A rule of thumb is that after a villain has been defeated once before, they're chopped liver. It's taken to its extreme ''twice'': once in the Dragon Ball Z movie Fusion Reborn, and again during Super 17 arc of GT. Both times, entire scores of previously-killed villains from the original and Z series (and even a couple from the movies!) manage to escape from Hell and are effortlessly defeated by the much more powerful cast. Even Frieza, who was offed in a single attack.

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* ''Manga/DragonBall'' has this trope, and it has happened within the series on ''numerous'' occasions to the point that it's practically procedural after a villain's initial defeat; To list every instance would need its own trope page. Within the span of episodes, villains can fall from being ridiculously lethal and dire threats to being utterly outclassed in every possible way. Likely {{justified|Trope}} by the fact that the protagonists' strength grows enormously throughout the series, while most other characters stay at around the same level. A rule of thumb is that after a villain has been defeated once before, they're chopped liver. It's taken to its extreme ''twice'': once in the Dragon Ball Z movie Fusion Reborn, and again during Super 17 arc of GT. Both times, entire scores of previously-killed villains from the original and ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' (and even a couple from the movies!) manage to escape from Hell and are effortlessly defeated by the much more powerful cast. Even Frieza, who was offed in a single attack.

11th May '13 1:09:46 PM DrPsyche

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