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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': In the second half of the part, Giorno and his gang try to find the Boss' identity in order to take control of his empire. Naturally, he sends agents to try and stop them.
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** While Dio is very much active in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood'', his role in the plot of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' is mostly passive; he gets the heroes involved completely on accident as a side-effect of gaining his stand powers (it's a long story, but the important part is that Jotaro's mother Holly ends up really sick and the only cure is killing Dio), and from then on tosses obstacles in their path while posing dramatically in his manor and dealing with completely different plots.
** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': In the second half of the part, Giorno and his gang try to find the Boss' identity in order to take control of his empire. Naturally, he sends agents to try and stopthem.them.
** The final boss of ''Manga/JoJolion'' has this ''enforced'' on him by his stand power. His stand Wonder of U attacks anyone who pursues him with increasing calamities until they stop trying or die, but it doesn't account for his own actions. If he ever acts first, his opponents will be free to retaliate because it isn't really 'pursuit' if he comes to you first, and acting in self-defense isn't pursuit either.
** While Dio is very much active in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood'', his role in the plot of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' is mostly passive; he gets the heroes involved completely on accident as a side-effect of gaining his stand powers (it's a long story, but the important part is that Jotaro's mother Holly ends up really sick and the only cure is killing Dio), and from then on tosses obstacles in their path while posing dramatically in his manor and dealing with completely different plots.
** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': In the second half of the part, Giorno and his gang try to find the Boss' identity in order to take control of his empire. Naturally, he sends agents to try and stop
** The final boss of ''Manga/JoJolion'' has this ''enforced'' on him by his stand power. His stand Wonder of U attacks anyone who pursues him with increasing calamities until they stop trying or die, but it doesn't account for his own actions. If he ever acts first, his opponents will be free to retaliate because it isn't really 'pursuit' if he comes to you first, and acting in self-defense isn't pursuit either.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practices both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. In some arcs, like Alabasta, the villains are trying to enact some evil scheme that the heroes throw a wrench in. In other arcs, like Dressrosa, the heroes are the ones actively disrupting things while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. The wider context of the story, however, very much plays into HeroesActVillainsHinder, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to get thrown out of whack while the World Government tries desperately to keep them in check.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practices both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. In some arcs, like Alabasta, the villains are trying to enact some evil scheme that the heroes throw a wrench in. In other arcs, like Dressrosa, the heroes are the ones actively disrupting things while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. The wider context of the story, however, very much plays into HeroesActVillainsHinder, Heroes Act, Villains Hinder, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to get thrown out of whack while the World Government tries desperately to keep them in check.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practictes both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. Often said villains will be about to enact some evil scheme before the Straw Hats throw a wrench into it. At other points, like the Dressrosa arc, the heroes are the ones actively making and enacting plans while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. As the story goes on, however, it increasingly veers towards HeroesActVillainsHinder, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to fall apart while the World Government tries desperately to keep everything in check.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practictes practices both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. Often said In some arcs, like Alabasta, the villains will be about are trying to enact some evil scheme before that the Straw Hats heroes throw a wrench into it. At in. In other points, arcs, like the Dressrosa arc, Dressrosa, the heroes are the ones actively making and enacting plans disrupting things while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. As The wider context of the story goes on, story, however, it increasingly veers towards very much plays into HeroesActVillainsHinder, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to fall apart get thrown out of whack while the World Government tries desperately to keep everything them in check.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practictes both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. Often said villains will be about to enact some evil scheme before the Straw Hats throw a wrench into it. At other points, like the Dressrosa arc, the heroes are the ones actively making and enacting plans while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. As the story goes on, however, it increasingly veers towards HeroesActVillainsHinders, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to fall apart while the World Government tries desperately to keep everything in check.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' practictes both this trope and VillainsActHeroesReact. The story revolves around the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure across the seas, with their ultimate goal being to find the eponymous One Piece treasure. On their way, they stumble onto all sorts of villains with their own objectives. Often said villains will be about to enact some evil scheme before the Straw Hats throw a wrench into it. At other points, like the Dressrosa arc, the heroes are the ones actively making and enacting plans while the villains are trying to keep themselves in power. As the story goes on, however, it increasingly veers towards HeroesActVillainsHinders, HeroesActVillainsHinder, as the Straw Hats' actions indirectly cause the setting's entire power structure to fall apart while the World Government tries desperately to keep everything in check.
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** ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' has a very proactive pair of protagonists, with the first arc being about Sento and Ryuga searching for answers as to mysteries of the setting and the villains trying to stop them, to the point where the MonsterOfTheWeek formula typical to the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise gets almost immediately sidelined.
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* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'': The first season has Tekkadan escorting Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth so she can rally support for Martian independence, something which leads to [[ArmiesAreEvil Gjallarhorn]] trying to stop them.
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* ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger'' stands out among all the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series for being the only one where this applies, as it takes place in a BadFuture where the villains have already ruled the universe for generations. Any given episode focuses on the heroes planning to reclaim an important piece of territory or seek out a vital artifact to overthrowing the Jark Matter empire, only to be hindered by whatever local commander happens to be in that area to serve as the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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** Most episodes of ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' invert the [[VillainsActHeroesReact franchise norm]] by beginning with the heroes seeking out a powerful artifact so they can lock it up safely, and the villains trying to stop them so they can claim the artifact for themselves.
** ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger''stands out among all the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series for being the only is another one where this applies, as it takes place in a BadFuture where the villains have already ruled the universe for generations. Any given episode focuses on the heroes planning to reclaim an important piece of territory or seek out a vital artifact to overthrowing the Jark Matter empire, only to be hindered by whatever local commander happens to be in that area to serve as the MonsterOfTheWeek.
** Most episodes of ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' invert the [[VillainsActHeroesReact franchise norm]] by beginning with the heroes seeking out a powerful artifact so they can lock it up safely, and the villains trying to stop them so they can claim the artifact for themselves.
** ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger''
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* Subverted in ''Literature/NightWatch'': The Light Others are fond of social experiments attempting to cure the human condition. Fascism and communism are both explicitly mentioned to be Light social engineering projects GoneHorriblyWrong. However, the Dark doesn't see the need for hindering (much), banking on human nature to screw up any Light interference for them. So far, it seems to have worked for them.
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* There was a ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story arc called ''Panic in the Sky'' which was written specifically to avert VillainsActHeroesReact. Superman and a team of heroes purposefully go after a villain instead of waiting around for the bad guy to act first.
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* There was a ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story arc called ''Panic in the Sky'' ''ComicBook/PanicInTheSky'' which was written specifically to avert VillainsActHeroesReact. Superman and a team of heroes purposefully go after a villain instead of waiting around for the bad guy to act first.
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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'': In the second half of the part, Giorno and his gang try to find the Boss' identity in order to take control of his empire. Naturally, he sends agents to try and stop them.
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* In ''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild'', an adaptation of ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', this happens in two different ways.
** Counting the story arching from 100 years before the Calamity, the heroes were the ones who took the initiative to try and combat Calamity Ganon, using their ancestors' powerful technology to get the job done. Unfortunately, Calamity Ganon was ''very good'' at hindering them.
** In the present day, though the entire story is a [[VillainsActHeroesReact reaction]] to Calamity Ganon's victory 100 years prior, it still centers more on Link journeying around to gather the resources to fight Calamity Ganon, gathering the help of the various races across Hyrule, and the villainous Yiga Clan's attempts to stop them.
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* In ''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild'', an adaptation of ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', this happens in two different ways.
** Counting the story arching from 100 years before the Calamity, the heroes were the ones who took the initiative to try and combat Calamity Ganon, using their ancestors' powerful technology to get the job done. Unfortunately, Calamity Ganon was ''very good'' at hindering them.
** In the present day, though the entire story is a [[VillainsActHeroesReact reaction]] to Calamity Ganon's victory 100 years prior, it still centers more on Link journeying around to gather the resources to fight Calamity Ganon, gathering the help of the various races across Hyrule, and the villainous Yiga Clan's attempts to stop them.
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* ''Series/LazyTown'': Stephanie and Sportacus want the residents of LazyTown to be proactive and healthy. Robbie creates schemes to hinder them.
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* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' has little in the way of a real antagonist of his own, but rather each of his story arcs is about wandering into someone else's story and becoming an OutsideContextProblem that the villains of that story have to react to.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' is an exceptionally serialized narrative that brings the Beat Riders into more and more of a proactive role as it progresses and they seek to uncover the mysteries of the Helheim Forest, hindered in their explorations by a myriad of other forces seeking to profit off the crisis.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' is proactive for the first third of his show, as he tries to find the fifteen Heroic Eyecons he needs to retrieve within 99 days so he can wish himself back to life, which happen to also draw him into conflict with scouts from the Gamma empire. Once he actually has them, this premise takes a backseat to Ghost and his friends reacting to the schemes of the Gamma's main invasion force, comprising the bulk of the rest of the series.
** ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' takes the opposite route of Ghost, beginning with the doctors at CR reacting to the Bugster virus outbreak and eventually leading to them attempting to follow the necessary steps to win and shut down the DeadlyGame ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', with the game's runner doing everything in his power to stop them.
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' zigzags, as most of the cast are time travelers proactively trying to stop the title character from becoming the EvilOverlord of their future, but doing so primarily by reacting to the monster attacks meant to spur him along this path.
* ''Series/LazyTown'': Stephanie and Sportacus want the residents ofLazyTown [=LazyTown=] to be proactive and healthy. Robbie creates schemes to hinder them.them.
* ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger'' stands out among all the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series for being the only one where this applies, as it takes place in a BadFuture where the villains have already ruled the universe for generations. Any given episode focuses on the heroes planning to reclaim an important piece of territory or seek out a vital artifact to overthrowing the Jark Matter empire, only to be hindered by whatever local commander happens to be in that area to serve as the MonsterOfTheWeek.
** ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' has little in the way of a real antagonist of his own, but rather each of his story arcs is about wandering into someone else's story and becoming an OutsideContextProblem that the villains of that story have to react to.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' is an exceptionally serialized narrative that brings the Beat Riders into more and more of a proactive role as it progresses and they seek to uncover the mysteries of the Helheim Forest, hindered in their explorations by a myriad of other forces seeking to profit off the crisis.
** ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' is proactive for the first third of his show, as he tries to find the fifteen Heroic Eyecons he needs to retrieve within 99 days so he can wish himself back to life, which happen to also draw him into conflict with scouts from the Gamma empire. Once he actually has them, this premise takes a backseat to Ghost and his friends reacting to the schemes of the Gamma's main invasion force, comprising the bulk of the rest of the series.
** ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' takes the opposite route of Ghost, beginning with the doctors at CR reacting to the Bugster virus outbreak and eventually leading to them attempting to follow the necessary steps to win and shut down the DeadlyGame ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', with the game's runner doing everything in his power to stop them.
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' zigzags, as most of the cast are time travelers proactively trying to stop the title character from becoming the EvilOverlord of their future, but doing so primarily by reacting to the monster attacks meant to spur him along this path.
* ''Series/LazyTown'': Stephanie and Sportacus want the residents of
* ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger'' stands out among all the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series for being the only one where this applies, as it takes place in a BadFuture where the villains have already ruled the universe for generations. Any given episode focuses on the heroes planning to reclaim an important piece of territory or seek out a vital artifact to overthrowing the Jark Matter empire, only to be hindered by whatever local commander happens to be in that area to serve as the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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* At the start of ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'', superheroism is outlawed and those with superpowers are forced to hide them. So the Parr family and Frozone team up with an eccentric billionaire to restore the supers' public image and make superheroism legal again. The villain, the Screenslaver, appears to be some kind of visionary as well, and makes vague monologues about modern society, [[spoiler:but this is ultimately just a distraction. Her real goal is merely to entrench the current status quo, and turn the general public further against supers.]] \\
Perhaps this is unintentionally an example of ''why'' proactive heroes and reactive villains aren't more common in superhero stories: Since the villain already had what they wanted at the beginning of the story, and their plan involved playing along with the heroes before betraying them in the third act, a lot of viewers came away with the impression the villain would have won if they had just done nothing at all.
Perhaps this is unintentionally an example of ''why'' proactive heroes and reactive villains aren't more common in superhero stories: Since the villain already had what they wanted at the beginning of the story, and their plan involved playing along with the heroes before betraying them in the third act, a lot of viewers came away with the impression the villain would have won if they had just done nothing at all.
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* In '[Literature/TowerAndTheHive - Pegasus in Space'', the main plotline is the development of Peter Reidinger's abilities and the science behind Talent, culminating in the creation of FT&T and humanity's march to the stars. The villains are various people who the Talented have cheesed off in previous books; the only villain whose goals aren't specifically related to destroying Peter is Ludmilla Barchenka.
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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'': In the second half of the part, Giorno and his gang try to find the Boss' identity in order to take control of his empire. Naturally, he sends agents to try and stop them.
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* A rather [[MemeticMutation infamous example]] came from Full Impact Pro, when Wrestling/CMPunk stomped on the head of Homicide while Homicide was watching a strip tease
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' would essentially have no central conflict if not for the Beast's [[DisproportionateRetribution overreaction]] to EVERYTHING- most importantly, throwing Maurice into a dungeon just because the poor guy sheltered from a blizzard in the Beast's castle. Although he is something of antagonist at the start of the movie, from Belle's perspective if nothing else so it's a zigzag.
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' would essentially have no central conflict if not for the Beast's [[DisproportionateRetribution overreaction]] to EVERYTHING- most importantly, throwing Maurice into a dungeon just because the poor guy sheltered from a blizzard in the Beast's castle. Although he is something of antagonist at the start of the movie, from Belle's perspective if nothing else so it's a zigzag.
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/RingOfHonor World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheapHeat props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/{{SMW}} puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of Ricky Morton).
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/RingOfHonor World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide [[Wrestling/NelsonErazo Homicide]] try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheapHeat props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/{{SMW}} puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of Ricky Morton).
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* There was a ComicBook/{{Superman}} story arc called ''Panic in the Sky'' which was written specifically to avert VillainsActHeroesReact. Superman and a team of heroes purposefully go after a villain instead of waiting around for the bad guy to act first.
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* ''Comicbook/SinCity'': In Hartigan and Marv's stories, the main characters respond to crimes that happen off-screen to people they have little connection to. Because they decide to act, this leads them to make more decisions and the plot follows them. Dwight is an even greater example. He starts off reacting to Jackie Boy being the plot driver but he takes over the plot when he decides to chase Jackie Boy into Old Town and from there, his actions led to trouble from different directions. The main villain of that particular story doesn't have a part in the plot until the mid-way point.
* There was aComicBook/{{Superman}} ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story arc called ''Panic in the Sky'' which was written specifically to avert VillainsActHeroesReact. Superman and a team of heroes purposefully go after a villain instead of waiting around for the bad guy to act first.
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When the heart of a story is the hero's strong objective, the story usually isn't a Heroic Fantasy. It's comedy, romance, Slice Of Life, voyages, Rags To Riches... Villains and antagonists that exist are hindrances that challenge the hero to rethink themselves or overcome a personal weakness. If its an Action Adventure then the enemies are [[PlotIrrelevantVillain Plot Irrelevant Villains]] who coincidentally meet and antagonise the main character without having anything to do with the cause of the journey itself.
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When the heart of a story is the hero's strong objective, the story usually isn't a Heroic Fantasy. It's comedy, romance, Slice Of Life, voyages, Rags To Riches... Villains and antagonists that exist are hindrances that challenge the hero to rethink themselves or overcome a personal weakness. If its it’s an Action Adventure Adventure, then the enemies are [[PlotIrrelevantVillain Plot Irrelevant Villains]] who coincidentally meet and antagonise the main character without having anything to do with the cause of the journey itself.
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* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'': Sean and Daniel's main goal is to make it to Puerto Lobos so they can escape punishment for a crime they didn't commit. The story does not have an arching villain, but the brothers have to deal with several unsavory figures, such as a racist convenience store owner, the leader of a marijuana planting operation, and the insane leader of a cult-like church.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' may be one of the most famous examples, as Frodo sets out to destroy the One Ring and is hindered by Sauron's forces. More specifically, it is a pre-emptive attempt to weaken Sauron before he invades good guy territory (again), so it is still kind-of reaction to a villain's plot.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' may be one of the most famous examples, subversions, as Frodo sets out to destroy the One Ring and is hindered by Sauron's forces. More specifically, it is a pre-emptive attempt to weaken Sauron before he invades good guy territory (again), so it is still [[VillainsActHeroesReact kind-of reaction to a villain's plot.plot]].
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': The Grey Wardens (and their newest member, [[PlayerCharacter you]]) need to stop the [[WorldWreckingWave Blight]] from destroying Ferelden, but [[BigBad Teyrn Loghain]] (who doesn't believe in Grey Wardens or the Blight), does everything in his power to try to you. In this case, the heroes are 'reacting'' too the Blight but a separate, different villain, is hindering them.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': The Grey Wardens (and their newest member, [[PlayerCharacter you]]) need to stop the latest [[WorldWreckingWave Blight]] from destroying Ferelden, but [[BigBad Teyrn Loghain]] (who doesn't believe in Grey Wardens or the Blight), does everything in his power to try to stop you. In this case, the heroes are 'reacting'' too to the Blight but a separate, different villain, villain is hindering them.
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* EVOLVE had a case where the initial "hero" Mercedes Martinez did not even ''need'' to react when Brandi Lauren tried to undo her efforts to bring women into the company. The wrestlers, Shotzi Blackheart in particular, were able to handle themselves, making this look like Villains Act Heroes React if you were unfamiliar with the promotion's history.
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/{{ROH}} World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/{{TNA}} Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheaphEAT props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/{{SMW}} puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of Ricky Morton).
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/{{ROH}} Wrestling/RingOfHonor World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/{{TNA}} Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheaphEAT [[CheapHeat props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/{{SMW}} puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of Ricky Morton).
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/{{ROH}} World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/{{TNA}} Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheapPop props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/SmokyMountainWrestling puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of RickyMorton).
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* This is pretty common in professional wrestling. A wrestler wants to form a team (Wrestling/SamoaJoe with Wrestling/JayLethal) or pursue a title? (Jay Briscoe and the Wrestling/{{ROH}} World Championship belt) Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the {{heel}} has, wants to have, wants to keep around the waists of their friend or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team(thus Wrestling/LowKi and Homicide try to end Lethal's career and Wrestling/{{Rh|yno}}ino gives Briscoe his first injury to protect Wrestling/KevinSteen). The {{face}}s are throwing a party?(Wrestling/DaffneyUnger for Nikki Roxx's birthday) [[RevengeSVP Someone uninvited]](or [[MisplacedRetribution only thinks they were uninvited]] in the case of Wrestling/MercedesMartinez) is likely to ruin it. Someone is receiving an award?(Wrestling/KurtAngle into the Wrestling/{{TNA}} Hall Of Fame) They must be put in their place(thus the [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Extraordinary]] [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Gentlemen]] [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Organization]] forms to protest). Someone is giving out [[CheapPop [[CheaphEAT props to the fans]]([[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] has a t shirt gun)? Don't be surprised if that is interrupted either(because Armando Alejadro Estrada and his [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Samoan Bulldozer]] apparently hate fun). The {{reasonable authority figure}} is trying to enact something new in the name of entertainment, safety and or fairness(The Tennessee state commissioner banning the pile driver)? Expect them to be fought every step of the way(Paul Orndorff is piledriving anyone Wrestling/SmokyMountainWrestling Wrestling/{{SMW}} puts him in the ring with, then Wrestling/AlSnow decides it will be a good way to end [[Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress the career]] of RickyMorton).Ricky Morton).
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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': For the majority of the Fairy Dance arc, Sugou Nobuyuku/Oberon is an OrcusOnHisThrone who does nothing to stop Kirito from advancing the game and coming to rescue Asuna. Only when Kirito has made his way to the top of the World Tree does he get off his ass and take action. Even in the real world, he just stands outside the hospital in the snow, waiting for Kirito to show up, and when he does, he gripes that Kirito is late and he could have caught a cold.
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' would essentially have no central conflict if not for the Beast's [[DisproportionateRetribution overreaction]] to EVERYTHING- most importantly, throwing Maurice into a dungeon just because the poor guy sheltered from a blizzard in the Beast's castle.
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' would essentially have no central conflict if not for the Beast's [[DisproportionateRetribution overreaction]] to EVERYTHING- most importantly, throwing Maurice into a dungeon just because the poor guy sheltered from a blizzard in the Beast's castle. Although he is something of antagonist at the start of the movie, from Belle's perspective if nothing else so it's a zigzag.
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* ''Literature/TheHeritageOfShannara'' has a dark take on this. Our heroes are on a quest to gain the various talismans that they will need to stop [[BigBad Rimmer Dall]] and his [[TheHeartless Shadowen]]. [[ManipulativeBastard Rimmer Dall]] for his part seeks only to delay them, because if his final plan succeeds it won't matter what they do. In the individual books this is also true, with Walker Boh seeking to gain the Black Elfstone, but [[TakenForGranite Uhl Belk]], [[SandWorm The Maw Grint]], and [[PsychoForHire Pe Ell]] hindering him, and Wren trying to get the Elves home, but [[SuperPersistentPredator The Wisteron]] and every other monster on Morrowindl delaying her.
* In ''[[Literature/TowerAndTheHive Pegasus in Space]]'', the main plotline is the development of Peter Reidinger's abilities and the science behind Talent, culminating in the creation of FT&T and humanity's march to the stars. The villains are various people who the Talented have cheesed off in previous books; the only villain whose goals aren't specifically related to destroying Peter is Ludmilla Barchenka.
* ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' is a rare Action/Adventure example. Technically, Ia is reacting, but the villains she's reacting to won't show up for centuries after her death (she's a precognitive). In practice, she sets out to rearrange the galaxy so that the peoples of it will be ready when the apocalyptic threat arrives, and her plans for this drive the entire plot.
* A source of [[RageAgainstTheHeavens unending frustration]] for ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil'''s [[PragmaticVillain Black Knight]]. [[spoiler:Also the reason he wants to "edit" the way [[MeaningfulName Names]] work, especially since [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks Angels and Demons]] [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity can only be Order or Chaos respectively]], leaving no room for grayer tones.]]
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' may be one of the most famous examples, as Frodo sets out to destroy the One Ring and is hindered by Sauron's forces.
* In ''[[Literature/TowerAndTheHive Pegasus in Space]]'', the main plotline is the development of Peter Reidinger's abilities and the science behind Talent, culminating in the creation of FT&T and humanity's march to the stars. The villains are various people who the Talented have cheesed off in previous books; the only villain whose goals aren't specifically related to destroying Peter is Ludmilla Barchenka.
* ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' is a rare Action/Adventure example. Technically, Ia is reacting, but the villains she's reacting to won't show up for centuries after her death (she's a precognitive). In practice, she sets out to rearrange the galaxy so that the peoples of it will be ready when the apocalyptic threat arrives, and her plans for this drive the entire plot.
* A source of [[RageAgainstTheHeavens unending frustration]] for ''Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil'''s [[PragmaticVillain Black Knight]]. [[spoiler:Also the reason he wants to "edit" the way [[MeaningfulName Names]] work, especially since [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks Angels and Demons]] [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity can only be Order or Chaos respectively]], leaving no room for grayer tones.]]
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' may be one of the most famous examples, as Frodo sets out to destroy the One Ring and is hindered by Sauron's forces.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' may be one of the most famous examples, as Frodo sets out to destroy the One Ring and is hindered by Sauron's forces. More specifically, it is a pre-emptive attempt to weaken Sauron before he invades good guy territory (again), so it is still kind-of reaction to a villain's plot.
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* ''Series/BreakingBad'' is defined by the attempts of protagonist Walter White to make meth and build a fortune for his family, while the antagonists all threaten that goal. During periods where Walter has (at least temporarily) neutralized all of his antagonists, the show will skip through weeks or months at a time in a single montage as Walter simply goes about his drug manufacturing unhindered. And when Walt himself becomes the BigBad, the story then becomes the struggle between Skyler and Hank's attempts to stop his meth empire expansion, and Walt's attempts to continue it and evade justice.
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* ''Series/BreakingBad'' is defined by the attempts of protagonist Walter White to make meth and build a fortune for his family, while the antagonists all threaten that goal. During periods where Walter has (at least temporarily) neutralized all of his antagonists, the show will skip through weeks or months at a time in a single montage as Walter simply goes about his drug manufacturing unhindered. And when When Walt himself becomes the BigBad, the story then becomes the struggle between Skyler and Hank's attempts to stop his meth empire expansion, and Walt's attempts to continue it and evade justice.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': The Grey Wardens (and their newest member, [[PlayerCharacter you]]) need to stop the [[WorldWreckingWave Blight]] from destroying Ferelden, but [[BigBad Teyrn Loghain]] (who doesn't believe in Grey Wardens or the Blight), does everything in his power to try to you.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': The Grey Wardens (and their newest member, [[PlayerCharacter you]]) need to stop the [[WorldWreckingWave Blight]] from destroying Ferelden, but [[BigBad Teyrn Loghain]] (who doesn't believe in Grey Wardens or the Blight), does everything in his power to try to you. In this case, the heroes are 'reacting'' too the Blight but a separate, different villain, is hindering them.
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* The plot of ''Film/HappyGilmore'' is the titular character entering a golf tournament to earn the money to pay his grandmother’s enormous tax debt so she won’t lose her house. The sadistic orderly at the nursing home exists so Grandma Gilmore has a reason to want Happy to win the tournament, while Shooter [=McGavin=] is one of Happy’s many tournament rivals.
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* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is about a male high school student who joins a literature club with four other girls, leading him to attempt to romance one of them. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the club president, Monika, intends to bend the world around her so that the player themselves has no choice but to pursue her.]]
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* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is about a male high school student who joins a literature club with four other girls, leading him to attempt to romance one of them. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the club president, Monika, intends to bend the world around her so that the player themselves has no choice but to pursue her.]]
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