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** Tao Zant in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' had a similar goal, but on a ''universal'' scale.
* ''[[Main/StargateSG1 Stargate SG-1:]]'' after the heroes unlock the Dakara Superweapon and use it to wipe out the Replicators they [[NiceJobBreakingItHero promptly lose control of it]] to [[BigBad Anubis]], who plans to use it to wipe the galaxy clean of life and repopulate it in a manner more to his liking.

* Cyrus, leader of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'''s Team Galactic, attempts to use the Legendary Pokémon of Time and Space in order to remake the universe in his image.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', this turns out to be the overarching scheme of {{Darkseid}}: He will discover the Anti-Life equation and use it [[OmnicidalManiac to destroy reality itself]], before commandeering the recreation process and rebuilding it in his image and create a universe of perfect order and obedience.
** One-off villain Lord Chronos tried this using his time-travel suit, a far cry from his original hobby of going back to steal objects no one would ever miss.
** After being taken over by Brainiac, Luthor asks what the plan is [[AndThenWhat after]] analyzing and destroying all worlds. When it turns out he doesn't have one Luthor suggests they do this, and Brainiac acquiesces. As a result, Superman's IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight appeal fails miserably.
* In ''PinkyAndTheBrain'', the Brain once went back in time to make a world ruled by mice. He succeeded, but changed his mind when he ended up with a world full of Pinkies.
* In an episode of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', [[HarmlessVillain Abis Mal]] gets his hands on a time travel device and decides to go back to the day Agrabah was founded, so that ''he'' could found it instead of the ancestors of the current Sultan. Instead, he ends up [[EnemyCivilWar squabbling with his ancestor]] and not really getting anything done, before Aladdin shows up to take the time travel device away and set everything right.
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* Cyrus, leader of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'''s Team Galactic, attempts to use the pokégods of Time and Space in order to remake the universe in his image.

* The villains of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' and ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario''. Grodus of the former gives us the page quote.

* This is the point of the Reasons in ''ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne''. Each Reason holder seeks to recreate the world according to their guiding philosophy. The only one who attempts this and fails is [[spoiler: Yuko Takao]], who believes that her God will tell her the Reason, failing to realize that she is meant to come up with it herself. However, the MC can still unlock it as available ending. It's worth mentioning that her motivation is relatively unselfish compared to the others: [[spoiler: she's only trying to undo her mistake by restoring the world to the way it was.]]

* This is Brajira's ultimate goal in ''TensouSentaiGoseiger''.
** Tao Zant in ''NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' had a similar goal, but on a ''universal'' scale.

* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', [[GodOfEvil the Dark One]] would do this if it ever got free. During their final battle, it torments [[TheChosenOne Rand]] by showing him two possibilities it might realize- the first is a dystopian hellscape ruled by [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Forsaken]], and the second ''seems'' normal enough... until it's revealed that the entire human race have had their sense of right and wrong and empathy removed, turning them into heartless sociopaths just like the Dark One itself. In both cases, history was rewritten so that no one realized anything was wrong. [[spoiler: The second vision was so bad that Rand produced a world where ''he'' did this, by making it so that the Dark One had never existed. Except it turns out that the Dark One is necessary for free will, so that everyone in Rand's "perfect" world was only eternally good and happy because he'd essentially brainwashed them to be like that. Cue MyGodWhatHaveIDone]].

** When the Pattern is damaged, there's some debated as to whether or not to attempt to repair it or destroy it and draw a new one, effectively rebooting the universe. Corwin actually does draw a new one when he believes the original is destroyed (it turns out it wasn't), which is revealed in the sequel series to have spawned an alternative universe.

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* Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'s UK book ''Sonic In the Fourth Dimension'' had a band of imaginary creatures facing FantasticRacism attempt this. Surprisingly a good read, even after a decade.

* Cyrus, leader of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'''s Team Galactic, attempts to use the pokégods of ''Time'' and Space in order to remake the universe in his image.

So things aren't going to well for you. Maybe you want to turn over a new leaf. Maybe you want to start your life anew. Instead, maybe you don't want to half-ass it, you want make all life anew. Or, you could just be a CardCarryingVillain. This trope is when a character gets the bright idea to go back to the beginning of time, or a foundational event in the timeline, because their mere presence or actions will cause ForWantOfANail to its logical extreme.

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* In ''JusticeLeague'', this turns out to be the overarching scheme of {{Darkseid}}: He will discover the Anti-Life equation and use it [[OmnicidalManiac to destroy reality itself]], before commandeering the recreation process and rebuilding it in his image and create a universe of perfect order and obedience.

* Cyrus, leader of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'''s Team Galactic, attempts to use the pokegods of ''Time'' and Space in order to remake the universe in his image.

* In the Corwin part of TheChroniclesOfAmber series, the [[spoiler:[[BigBad evil half-brother, Brand,]]]] seeks to recreate the universe to [[spoiler:his]] own image by [[spoiler:re-drawing the Pattern.]]

* Sise-Neg from a ''DoctorStrange'' story in the MarvelUniverse. Note that Sise-Neg is "genesis" spelled backwards.

* This is the plan of the the BigBad Pucci in ''JojosBizarreAdventure'' part 6; to reset the universe and create a world where everybody knows their own destiny (also, the Joestars won't exist, but that more AvengingTheVillain).

* {{Sonic}}'s UK book ''Sonic In the Fourth Dimension'' had a band of imaginary creatures facing FantasticRacism attempt this. Surprisingly a good read, even after a decade.

* In TheDCU's CrisisCrossover ''ZeroHour'', Hal Jordan as Parallax tried to go back to the big bang and reboot the universe the way he wanted it. This resulted in another CosmicRetcon and a partial ContinuityReboot to several DC series (Hawkman and {{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}, most notably).