History Main / MakeWayForTheNewVillains

* ComicBook/LesLegendaires did this in the [[CerebusSyndrome Anathos Cycle]] by having both [[spoiler:[[ArchEnemy Darkhell]] and [[JerkassGod the Guardian]]]] being obliterated by [[GodOfEvil Anathos]], partially to show how bad the villain was (though this had already been etablished by having him effortlessly delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the good guys).

* ComicBook/LesLegendaires did this in the [[CerebusSyndrome Anathos Cycle]] by having both [[spoiler:[[ArchEnemy Darkhell]] and [[JerkassGod the Guardian]]]] being obliterated by [[GodOfEvil Anathos]], partially to show how bad the villain was (though this had already been etablished by having him effortlessly delivering a NoHoldBarrelsBeatdown to the good guys).

* Happens in StargateSG1 when the Replicators start picking off the Goa'uld, who, up until that point, had been formidable enemies.

** The Daleks were also subject to this in the EighthDoctorAdventures, as they end brutally killed by [[NotSoHarmless Krotons]].

* Calvin [[spoiler:killing William Henry Harrison]] in ''TheTalesOfAlvinMaker''.

* As implied by the page quote, [[spoiler:Anakin killing Gunray and his minions]] in ''StarWars: RevengeOfTheSith'' is an example of this.

* A non-lethal example is in ''BatmanBegins'', when vicious crime boss [[SmugSnake Carmine Falcone]] is trying to {{blackmail}} corrupt psychiatrist Jonathan Crane... [[spoiler:who in turn sprays fear toxin in Falcone's face then and there, forcing Falcone into an intense panic attack and leaving him insane for the rest of the movie]].

Contrast HijackedByGannon.

* In "StarTrekVoyager", Species 8472 is introduced by destroying an armada of Borg Cubes.
* In ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the Anointed One (a little kid vampire who was held over from season one) is [[spoiler:shoved into a cage and hoisted into sunlight early in season two by Spike]].

* In ''JurassicPark 3'', a Spinosaurus appears out of nowhere and [[spoiler:kills a T. rex]] for no reason other than to announce how much more powerful and mean he is than the last big evil dinosaur.

** The Daleks were also subject to this in the EighthDoctorAdventures, as they end brutally killed by [[NotSoHarmless Krot]][[HighOctaneNightmareFuel ons]].

* In the buildup to the Great Darkness Saga in the ''LegionOfSuperHeroes'' (which Keith Giffen also worked on -- he seems to love this trope), previous {{Big Bad}}s Mordru and the Time Trapper are found beaten and helpless to show how bad the villain behind the Great Darkness Saga (who turns out to be [[spoiler:Darkseid]]) is.

* ''WebOriginal/IncognitoCinemaWarriorsXP'': Comically ineffectual, possibly senile Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who has been holding Rick and the 'bots captive, is [[spoiler:knocked out and shipped out for brainwashing in episode four by Jonathan Kincaid]], who promptly reveals that he can shut down the 'bots, give Rick a brain aneurysm with the press of a button, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking reconnect calls through the viewscreen after being hung up on]].

* {{Heroes}} loved to do this. [[ArchnemesisDad Arthur]] announced his prescence by killing [[AsGodAmI Adam]], and shortly afterward killing [[MindRape Maury.]] Arthur in turn was killed off by [[SerialKiller Sylar]], who had previously disposed of [[FourEyesZeroSoul Bob]]. Then [[KnightTemplar Danko]] was killed by [[KnifeNut Edgar]] on behalf of [[ManipulativeBastard Samuel]]. And that's not even counting all the minor villains killed by Sylar.

* In SuperRobotWars Z2: Rebirth Chapter, [[spoiler: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Npy3ilQyU Uther does this to Gaioh]].]]

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* In ''UltimateSpiderman'' the first thing Mysterio did when he showed up was shoot the Kingpin out of a window.

* ''IncognitoCinemaWarriorsXP'': Comically ineffectual, possibly senile Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who has been holding Rick and the 'bots captive, is [[spoiler:knocked out and shipped out for brainwashing in episode four by Jonathan Kincaid]], who promptly reveals that he can shut down the 'bots, give Rick a brain aneurysm with the press of a button, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking reconnect calls through the viewscreen after being hung up on]].

* In ''FamilyGuy'', the "evil monkey" getting a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Dylan [Brian's son] is a clear case of this. While [[spoiler:the monkey later turns out to be a nice guy]], up until that point he had been a villain, albeit minor. And, in that episode, the point was to show that Dylan was going to be harder to deal with than the monkey.
* In ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Princess Azula's first episode has her telling [[AntiVillain Zuko]] and [[CoolOldGuy Iroh]] of their fugitive status and almost managing to capture them.

Compare AlwaysABiggerFish, which sometimes overlaps with this but not always and SorthingAlgorithmOfEvil. Also TheWorfEffect, depending on how they take them out. In video games, this is often the TrueFinalBoss.

Compare AlwaysABiggerFish, which sometimes overlaps with this but not always. Also TheWorfEffect, depending on how they take them out. In video games, this is often the TrueFinalBoss.

* Calvin [[spoiler:killing William Henry Harrison]] in ''{{The Tales of Alvin Maker}}''.
* In ''[[{{Ptitleavm2017y}} Magic: The Gathering]]'', Volrath, the BigBad (actually their {{Dragon}}, but for all intents and purposes) of the Weatherlight saga is missing and presumed dead after a climactic showdown near the end of the first half of the story. When he reappears midway through the second half, in sufficiently badass and grandiose fashion, it's only to be killed in a one on one duel to the death by [[spoiler: Crovax]], who becomes the new Ascendent Evincar.