'''Basic Trope''': A fearsome villain who is powerful enough to kill even the toughest heroes.
* '''Straight''':
** [[TheDragon General Drake]] defeats and kills [[TheHero Bob]] in battle without much difficulty.
** The BlackKnight is feared throughout the land for his reputation as a traveling hero slayer, killing any knight, mage, dragon, or other creature that seeks to end his bloodshed. His introduction had him kill the MentorArchetype.
** The [[TheDreaded Red Baron]] earned his reputation after winning a dogfight against TheAce.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Drake kills the entire FiveManBand [[CurbStompBattle without breaking a sweat]].
** Drake kills heroes on a regular basis, and the whole "fight" looks less like a fight and more like a MookHorrorShow.
** The entire story revolves around the only heroes the BlackKnight HASN'T already axed off and their Cat & Mouse game of running away and fighting back in an attempt to keep the kingdom alive.
** The RedBaron singlehandedly took down the entire enemy army.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Drake kills Bob, but only after ambushing him while he is vulnerable and exhausted, and even then, Bob puts up quite a fight.
** Drake {{curb stomp|Battle}}s Bob, and [[LeftForDead leaves him for dead]].
** Drake doesn't kill Bob, but he does depower him and/or [[SealedGoodInACan seal him away]].
* '''Justified''':
** Bob may be strong, but he's still mortal. It's only a matter of time before [[AlwaysABiggerFish someone stronger comes along]] and takes him down.
** Drake, unlike his fellow {{Mooks}}, is a ProfessionalKiller, and he [[KnightOfCerebus means business]].
** Drake is a LaserGuidedTykebomb designed to kill Bob.
** Drake is an EldritchAbomination, and unfortunately for Bob, he's inside a CosmicHorrorStory.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a OneManArmy who is infamous for killing numerous strong villains, including the feared General Drake, therefore dubbing him as a VillainKiller.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob survives his encounter with Drake.
** Drake revives Bob after being defeated by the other heroes.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Only to die by his second encounter with him.
** Alternately Drake turns around to finish the job.
** Only to reveal that Bob has become Drake's [[ReforgedIntoAMinion undead minion]].
* '''Parodied''': Drake's mansion is decorated with the heads of all the heroes he has slain, just as if they were hunting trophies. And he loves telling the stories of each one of them [[BlackComedy as if he was talking about fishing trips!]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': Drake defeats and kills [[TheLancer Charlie]], but he is easily defeated and driven away by Bob. But Bob just got lucky and Drake stomps him in their next encounter... only for Drake to be killed off by {{A|ctionGirl}}lice.
* '''Averted''': General Drake isn't a HeroKiller.
* '''Enforced''': The creators want to establish that AnyoneCanDie.
* '''Lampshaded''': "We shouldn't fight this guy. He can actually ''kill'' us."
* '''Invoked''': Drake studies the fighting styles and tactics of Bob and his team so that he can find ways to counter and kill them.
* '''Exploited''': The boss just decides to send Drake to take care of the heroes whenever they bother him.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob and co. avoid Drake at all costs.
** Bob and his TrueCompanions stand their ground and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome defeat Drake against all odds]].
* '''Discussed''': "General Drake is easily the most dangerous man alive. Anyone who dares to cross him is either insane or suicidal."
* '''Conversed''': "See that scary-looking guy? By the end of the episode, he'll have killed off someone."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Drake's power draws the attention of other heroes who decide to team up and focus all their effort on killing him, as he is easily the biggest threat to them.
** Or, Bob's death so [[UnstoppableRage enrages]] his FiveManBand that they go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Drake.
** [[DragonInChief Drake's]] boss becomes afraid of Drake's power and orders him executed out of paranoia that Drake may betray him.
** And in a meta sense, the ShaggyDogStory trope.
** Drake's too powerful to kill in single combat...So the heroes murder him in his sleep instead.
** Bob died at the hands of Drake, sure, but it was the result of [[HanlonsRazor being in the wrong place at the wrong time]] and Drake is given a reputation as a result [[BadassOnPaper that he doesn't deserve]], [[MistakenForBadass becomes increasingly overblown]] [[PaperTiger and he doesn't have the competence to maintain it]]. When the time comes for the truth to be exposed, heads will roll, starting with Drake's.
** Drake killed Bob but, because of plot reasons (nobody saw it, his boss is more concerned about how much he destroyed [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill to get Bob in a fireball too big for him to dodge]], he is more concerned about how Bob [[CameBackStrong resurrected ten seconds later with stronger powers]], the heroes [[ForgottenFallenFriend seem to not care that Bob died]] or whatever) [[DudeWhereIsMyRespect Drake never gets the reputation]].
** Drake easily kills Bob without breaking a sweat, but his heart still feels empty. He is now left to wander the Earth looking for a new purpose in life.
** Drake's focus on killing heroes only serves to martyr them, while the mundane RedShirtArmy he ignores causes far more problems in the long run.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** [[ConservationOfNinjutsu ...But Drake easily cuts down all of the heroes.]]
** [[TheStarscream Drake finds out about the boss's plot and assassinates him instead.]] [[DragonAscendant Drake then becomes the new main villain.]]
** Even in his [[HeavySleeper deep, dreamless sleep,]] [[WakeUpFighting killing Drake is easier said than done.]]
** When the inevitable madness comes gunning for Drake, [[CorneredRattlesnake he will be forced to fight back]] and kill more heroes to survive. Result: RebuiltPedestal... the villainous version, at least.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is killed by Drake in [[TheyKilledKennyAgain every episode in increasingly absurd and comical ways]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Drake manages to kill Bob, and [[DownerEnding the team's last hope of winning against the invasion]].
* '''Played For Horror''': Bob's death is the beginning of a bloody MookHorrorShow, with the hero team playing the part of the "mooks".
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