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* The [[Recap/TheDragonAndTheButterflyWhiteoutChapter1 prologue]] of ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterflyWhiteout'' is a {{Flashback}} to Drago Bludvist's StartOfDarkness, specifically how he lost his arm to a Monstrous Nightmare and how his family died.
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* The Riddler scouting out the mayor's house in ''Film/TheBatman''.
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* ''Film/TheEvilDead'':The first scene of the movie shows the unseen force flying over a lake, sworving pass a run down car, and into the woods.
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* ''Film/SilentNight'' opens with Santa electrocuting Deputy Jordan.
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* ''Film/SilentNight'' ''Film/SilentNight2012'' opens with Santa electrocuting Deputy Jordan.
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** The last three episodes of season two all begin with [[spoiler:The Collector]], the latter two having them speaking with Belos.
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* Any number of detective shows following the ReverseWhodunnit formula, e.g. ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.
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* ''Series/TheGoodDetective'': The first scene of the series shows the unknown killer dumping his victim's body in a river. Then the story jumps forward to the present (2020), in which the cops wind up re-investigating after figuring out the guy they put on death row for that killing is an innocent man.
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** ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' opens with [[SinisterMinister Lord Hyness]] performing a ritual on the Jamba Heart, which [[ImperfectRitual goes awry]] and shatters into countless pieces that spread across the cosmos.
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* ''Film/{{TheEvilDead(1981)}}'':The first scene of the movie shows the unseen force flying over a lake, sworving pass a run down car, and into the woods.
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* ''Film/{{TheEvilDead(1981)}}'':The ''Film/TheEvilDead'':The first scene of the movie shows the unseen force flying over a lake, sworving pass a run down car, and into the woods.
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* Nearly every episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' opened on the Land of Nightmares and the Urpneys.
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* Nearly every episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' opened on the Land of Nightmares and the Urpneys. For example, the pilot opens upon Zordrak executing an Urpney and promoting Blob in his place.
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* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' opens with Lord Brevon and his Shade Troopers invading the Shuigang Palace, slaughtering several Shuigang soldiers, and then Brevon himself [[OffWithHisHead beheading the King of Shuigang]] right in front of Prince Dail and afterwards brainwashing Dail through Syntax.
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* ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' opens with Lord Brevon and his Shade Troopers invading the Shuigang Palace, slaughtering several Shuigang soldiers, and then Brevon himself [[OffWithHisHead beheading the King of Shuigang]] right in front of Prince Dail and afterwards brainwashing Dail through Syntax. If that doesn’t prove just how vile Brevon is to the player, we're not sure what will.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. Okay, so it actually opens with the Merchant, but straight after it goes to Jafar.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. Okay, so it actually opens with the Merchant, but straight after it goes to Jafar.Jafar and Iago's latest attempt to get the magic lamp from the Cave of Wonders.
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* A practice utilized with most every ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' incarnation and film. ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'', for example, had a cold open depicting someone running into the monster for that week, though it was a toss-up on if it would be shown before or after the theme song. (In one example, one of the people who encountered the monster was, in fact, the monster themselves!)
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* A practice utilized with most every ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' incarnation and film. ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'', for example, had a cold open depicting someone running into the monster for that week, episode, though it was a toss-up on if it would be shown before or after the theme song. (In one example, one of the people who encountered the monster was, in fact, the monster themselves!)
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** The opening scene for ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' has Kai defeat [[BigGood Master Oogway]] and escape from the Spirit Realm using the chi he stole from the spirits of dead Kung Fu masters.
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* ''Theatre{{Elisabeth}}'': It's hard to tell who's the real villain, but the prologue starts with Lucheni on trial for assassinating Elisabeth and ends with Death singing about his [[StalkerWithACrush love for Elisabeth]].
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* ''Theatre{{Elisabeth}}'': ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'': It's hard to tell who's the real villain, but the prologue starts with Lucheni on trial for assassinating Elisabeth and ends with Death singing about his [[StalkerWithACrush love for Elisabeth]].
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* ''Theatre{{Elisabeth}}'': It's hard to tell who's the real villain, but the prologue starts with Lucheni on trial for assassinating Elisabeth and ends with Death singing about his [[StalkerWithACrush love for Elisabeth]].
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** This is also true for ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', which opens with Clopin, the narrator, before switching to Judge Claude Frollo arresting some Gypsies. In both cases, the narrator of the story (a popular narrative device) was preceding the villain.
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** This is also true for ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', which opens with Clopin, the narrator, before switching to Judge Claude Frollo arresting some Gypsies. In both cases, the narrator of the story (a popular narrative device) was preceding the villain.
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* [[Creator/HarryTurtledove Harry Turtledove's]] ''Literature/WorldWar'' opens with a scene of Lord Atvar and one of his subordinates watching a Western European knight on a screen with both throughly amused by how easily they'd conquer Earth... [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly in 800]] [[UsefulNotes/WordWarII years.]]
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* [[Creator/HarryTurtledove Harry Turtledove's]] ''Literature/WorldWar'' opens with a scene of Lord Atvar and one of his subordinates watching a Western European knight on a screen with both throughly amused by how easily they'd conquer Earth... [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly in 800]] [[UsefulNotes/WordWarII [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII years.]]
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* [[Creator/HarryTurtledove Harry Turtledove's]] ''Literature/WorldWar'' opens with a scene of Lord Atvar and one of his subordinates watching a Western European knight on a screen with both throughly amused by how easily they'd conquer Earth... [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly in 800]] [[UsefulNotes/WordWarII years.]]
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** The first scene of ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' is in a {{Flashback}} showing Safin invading Madeleine's home and shooting her mother.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'' opens immediately with the Hooded Claw's eyes and his evil laugh.
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* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'': The penultimate part, ''The Crocodile Tomb'', begins with a prologue in which [[spoiler:Userref is brought before [[TheHeavy Telamon]] and [[DarkChick Alekto]] by an Egyptian official. They [[YouWillBeSpared offer to kill him painlessly and let him be buried in the proper Egyptian way in exchange for telling them]] where he has hidden the [[ArtifactOfDoom dagger of Koronos]], but after [[DefiantToTheEnd he refuses to cooperate]], they prepare to torture the information out of him]]. The following first chapter brings us to the main heroes who've just made their way to the coast of Egypt.
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* ''Literature/TheGoldenDemon'': [[MorallyBankruptBanker Tadatsugu Tomiyama]] is the first character to be introduced; the novel opens on his taking a carriage ride to a New Year party and gives glimpses into his unpleasantness.
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* ''Film/Halloween1978'' opens with a [[EnfantTerrible six-year-old]] Michael Myers murdering his sister Judith before the film flashes foward 15 years to Michael's escape from a sanitarium.
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* Many episodes of ''Series/UltramanTiga'' have a Villain Opening Scene featuring the current MonsterOfTheWeek.
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** ''Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga'''s episode 1 opens with the BigBad, Carmeara's petrified body floating in outer space all alone, before a stray meteorite frees her from her prison and lets her rage loose in an EstablishingCharacterMoment. Other episodes later on similarly open up with scenes focusing on the Dark Giants, the villainous faction of the series.
** Many episodes of ''Series/UltramanTiga'' have a Villain Opening Scene featuring the current
** ''Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga'''s episode 1 opens with the BigBad, Carmeara's petrified body floating in outer space all alone, before a stray meteorite frees her from her prison and lets her rage loose in an EstablishingCharacterMoment. Other episodes later on similarly open up with scenes focusing on the Dark Giants, the villainous faction of the series.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' opens with Joker and the rest of the rouges gallery plotting to bomb the Gotham Energy Facility and Batman himself doesn't show up until the 7-minute mark when he goes undercover as Mayor [=McCaskill=].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' opens with Joker and the rest of the rouges rogues gallery plotting to bomb the Gotham Energy Facility and Batman himself doesn't show up until the 7-minute mark when he goes undercover as Mayor [=McCaskill=].
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* Ken Follett writes amazing books like ''Literature/TheKeyToRebecca'' and ''Literature/TheEyeOfTheNeedle'' where the villain starts out as the main character, with the readers' sympathies with him, and then the focus and sympathies begin to slowly shift to the hero.
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* Ken Follett writes amazing books like ''Literature/TheKeyToRebecca'' and ''Literature/TheEyeOfTheNeedle'' ''Literature/EyeOfTheNeedle'' where the villain starts out as the main character, with the readers' sympathies with him, and then the focus and sympathies begin to slowly shift to the hero.
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** "Hunting Palismen" begins with a scene at the Emperor's Castle as Belos summons the other coven leaders for a meeting prior to the upcoming Day of Unity.
** "Eclipse Lake" also starts at the castle, where the Golden Guard, AKA Hunter, talks with Belos.
** "Hunting Palismen" begins with a scene at the Emperor's Castle as Belos summons the other coven leaders for a meeting prior to the upcoming Day of Unity.
** "Eclipse Lake" also starts at the castle, where the Golden Guard, AKA Hunter, talks with Belos.
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* The kung-fu flick ''Film/FingerOfDoom'' opens with the main villainess, Madam Kung Sun, using the titular skill to excruciatingly kill four swordsmen intending to challenge her, before reviving the four as her zombified minions to join her ranks.
