History Main / InTheirOwnImage

* Fanfic version: In the ''UndocumentedFeatures'' arc ''Twilight'' ([[Literature/{{Twilight}} no relation]]), [[NorseMythology Loki]] sneaks into the building containing the supercomputer [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Yggdrasil]], planning on reprogramming it to grant him infinite cosmic power. However, Urd stops him.

* The Anti-Monitor did this in CrisisOnInfiniteEarths after his original plans to destroy all universes were defeated by superheroes. He is stopped again, but random changes (most notably the elimination of all Parallel Earths) happened as a result.

* "The World Famous" Kana has been accused of having such ambitions since 2010 when she wrote a "manifesto" in Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri's SMASH on [[WellIntentionedExtremist how to save Joshi]] but in December 2014, she actually announced plants to "reform" the REINA promotion after fighting, and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney weaseling]] her way to the REINA World Womens and World Tag Team titles.

* "The World Famous" Kana has been accused of having such ambitions since 2010 when she wrote a "manifesto" in Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri's SMASH on [[WellIntentionedExtremists how to save Joshi]] but in December 2014, she actually announced plants to "reform" the REINA promotion after fighting, and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney weaseling]] her way to the REINA World Womens and World Tag Team titles.

** Collecting all OneHundredEight Code Crowns allows anyone to do this to the Digital World. When Taiki gets all of them, the zones merge and everyone who died over the course of the series is purified and given a second chance at life. Bagramon modified the Code Crowns so that he could remake the human world as well.

* At the end of ''TransformersCybertron'', this becomes Galvatron's goal. He seeks to send the multiverse ending Black Hole into overdrive to destroy everything, using the Omega Lock and Cyber Planet Keys to survive the end of the universe, then rebuild it as he sees fit.

** 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 re-creation process and rebuilding it in his image and create a universe of perfect order and obedience.

* 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 re-creation process and rebuilding it in his image and create a universe of perfect order and obedience.

* 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 the ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' animated series, Apocalypse steals Cable's time travel device in the far future, and travels to a temporal center called the Axis of Time. He kidnaps psychics from all eras in history, and then uses their combined power to wipe out all reality so he can rebuild it to his choosing.

* Kevin Steen wanted to do this to the entire pro wrestling industry, starting with Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{Chikara}}. He wanted to take Wrestling/EddieKingston along, who he already felt was "in his own image" but Kingston, being the first Chikara grand champion, kind of liked the place the way it was and had just starting learning to love ROH too.

->''Yes... I, Grodus, will build a new world! A perfect, ideal world, made by me, about me, and FOR me!''
->--'''Grodus''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''

* ''TheBelgariad'' has The Prophecy, or rather the ''two'' prophecies, which are to some degree compatible (due to vague, cryptic, figurative language) up to a particular event. When this event (the meeting of Belgarion and the Maimed God Torak) occurs, they disagree on the outcome, and diverge wildly from there. It's implied that outcome of this even will rewrite all of history so that the prophecy with the correct prediction of the battle is ''spot on''. Among other things, if Torak wins, Belgarion's "aunt" Polgara will become Torak's bride, and despite how much she hates and despises him now will have always loved him unreservedly. The Prophecies are implied to be living, sentient entities, not just a collection of sayings, which makes this example fit the trope even better.

* One ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' special had Professor Calamitous' plan to use Jorgen's powers to do this.

* One ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfJimmyNeutron''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' special had Professor Calamitous' plan to use Jorgen's powers to do this.

* One ''WesternAnimation/AdeventuresOfJimmyNeutron''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' special had Professor Calamitous' plan to use Jorgen's powers to do this.

* One ''WesternAnimation/AdeventuresOfJimmyNeutron''\''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' special had Professor Calamitous' plan to use Jorgen's powers to do this.

* In the Corwin part of ''Literature/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.]]

** While Count Bleck of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' is an OmnicidalManiac / WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds after losing [[spoiler:his love, Timpani (Tippi), [[TheStarscream Dimentio]] seeks to wield the power of the Chaos Heart to destroy all realities, then recreate them in his likeness]].

* This is the point of the Reasons in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne''. 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 an 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.]]

* 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.

** 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.

->''"I'll show you. When the chips are down, these 'civilized' people will eat each other. See, I'm not a monster -- I'm just ahead of the curve."''\\
--'''The Joker''', ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy The Dark Knight]]''

->''Yes... I, Grodus, will build a new world! A perfect, ideal world, made by me, about me, and FOR me!''
->--'''Grodus''', ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''

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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.

* 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 an 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.]]

* 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.