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* '''Played for Laughs''': See MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds.
* '''Played for Drama''': See WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...But once his last desire has been fulfilled, he throws the switch anyway.

** Dr. Destructo is a mundane SerialKiller who expresses a clear ''desire'' to destroy everything in his rants, but there isn't the slightest chance of him actually doing so.

** [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds Doctor Destructo has no concept of the scale of destruction he is about to unleash]]. When the hero asks him, "Why would you want to destroy the world?" he gets flummoxed.

* '''Invoked''': The villain is out to get the attention of the really ''really'' powerful beings, and only presenting a genuine threat to the world will do.

* '''Exploited''': The heroes quickly inform other villains of Destructo's plans and let ''them'' foil it in an EvilVersusOblivion setup.

* '''Conversed''': "You'd think the villains of this show could think of something to do with the world besides blow it up."

* '''Played For Laughs''': See MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds.
* '''Played For Drama''': See WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
* '''Implied''':
** After Doctor Destructo leaves the room during [[KingpinInHisGym one of his planning sessions]], the camera zooms in to reveal a shattered globe on his desk.
** Doctor Destructo desires to conquer the multiverse, and based off of how the way he conquers his universe is through something like a genocidal takeover or mass murdering spree on everything he sees, it’s likely this is his way of conquering.

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* '''Enforced''': "Enough with the TakeOverTheWorld plots. Can we have something else that's an adequate threat for our GodModeSue [[InvincibleHero protagonist]]?"

** Doctor Destructo desires to rule over the multiverse, and based off of how the way he conquers his universe is through something like a genocidal takeover or mass murdering spree on everything he sees, it’s likely this is his way of conquering.

* '''Implied''': After Doctor Destructo leaves the room during [[KingpinInHisGym one of his planning sessions]], the camera zooms in to reveal a shattered globe on his desk.

* '''Defied''': "Oh please, why would I ever want to destroy the world? [[OnlyInItForTheMoney That would be bad for business]].

** [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds Doctor Destructo has no concept of the scale of destruction he is about to unleash]]. When the hero asks him 'why would you want to destroy the world?', he gets flummoxed.

** Doctor Destructo is [[MediumAwareness aware]] of [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy how much the audience suffers from watching the show]]. He decides to give them what they want by hatching a plan to end the universe [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun (and the show)]] once and for all.

* '''Downplayed''': Dr. Destructo is an mundane SerialKiller who expresses a clear ''desire'' to destroy everything in his rants, but there isn't the slightest chance of him actually doing so.

** Doctor Destructo believes that [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hades]] is the fairest ruler of the gods. To end worldly inequality, he decides to send all life to his domain by force.

** Doctor Destructo used to be an aspiring world conqueror who sought to [[[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans protect the world from itself]]. But too many people "selfishly" stopping him has led him to believe ItIsBeyondSaving.

** Doctor Destructo used to be a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans well-intentioned aspiring world conqueror]] who sought to protect the world from itself. But too many people "selfishly" stopping him has led him to believe ItIsBeyondSaving.

** Doctor Destructo is a StrawNihilist who lives in a CrapsackWorld and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds suffered from a severe]] FreudianExcuse, and is using the Reality Bomb [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum to subject the world to]] [[MercyKill euthanasia]] or create a better one [[InTheirOwnImage In His Own Image]]. Or maybe it's all a philosophical experiment to find out if there's an afterlife or the world is AllJustADream; he'll kill himself as well.

* '''Deconstructed''': Doctor Destructo is suffering from severe depression and wants to bring an end to all the suffering [[CrapsackWorld around him]], but finds killing the entire universe, let alone just a planet, far too difficult for any one man to ever achieve.
* '''Reconstructed''': Doctor Destructo would quickly find that bringing an end to all suffering, permanently, would be a most relieving course of action, particularly for the [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy audience itself.]]

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* '''Enforced''': "Enough with the TakeOverTheWorld plots. Can we have something else that's an adequate threat for our GodModeSue [[BoringInvincibleHero protagonist]]?"

** Doctor Destructo ''is'' the resident [[DestroyerDeity god of destruction]], and destroying the world is a part of his duty.

** Dr. Destructo wants to destroy the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fanbase.

* '''Defied''': "Oh please, why would I ever want to destroy the world? [[OnlyInItForTheMoney That would be bad for business]].

* '''Downplayed''':
** Dr. Destructo is an mundane SerialKiller who expresses a clear ''desire'' to destroy everything in his rants, but there isn't the slightest chance of him actually doing so.

** Doctor Destructo is fighting a [[GodzillaThreshold powerful]] [[MultiversalConqueror enemy]] that [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure can only be stopped by the destruction of the universe]]

** Doctor Destructo is fighting a [[GodzillaThreshold powerful enemy]] that [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure can only be stopped by the destruction of the universe]]

** Doctor Destructo is fighting a [[GodzillaThreshold powerful enemy]] that [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure can only be destroyed by the destruction of the universe]]

* '''Played For Drama''':
** This trope, practically by definition, is PlayedForDrama. It's very hard to conceive of a situation where destruction of the world would not entail drama.
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.

** {{Everything Trying to Kill You}}

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* '''Inverted''': Doctor Destructo's sole motivation is to keep the world from being destroyed.