History Main / ResurrectTheVillain

->''We just need fire and a roar for our surprise''\\
''Then we'll make [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]] rise''\\
''We will make Scar rise''\\
''Let's bring back a legend''\\
''A legend''\\
''To help our fight''\\
''Let's bring back a legend''\\
''A legend''\\
''Of darkness tonight!''

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Resurrected as servant type. [[spoiler:After Akira kills Tiol’s AttackOfThe50FootWhatever form, Tsubaki uses a copy of his memories she stored in the Old World Domain to put him into one of his RemoteBody platforms, which MadScientist Yatubiyashi also empowers with an evolution of his SuperSerum that lets him regenerate FromASingleCell. Tiol is serving Tsubaki both because he doesn’t have a choice, and because of a promise made to him to let him return to the human world so he could be with Sheryl.]]

** Similarly, this is Celia Fortner's master plan in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]''. [[spoiler: In the bad ending, she succeeds... and [[KarmicDeath it promptly blows up in her face]]. In the good ending, she fails and is killed by her [[TheStarscream opportunistic henchman]].]]

* [[VideoGame/DragonQuestX Dragon Quest X]] features a side story first featured from the start of the game’s 10th anniversary onwards, where the bad guys are trying to obtain the darkened Key Emblems to revive the Netherlord Nelgel, despite his death at the end of Version 1’s story. Though the Hero stops them with the help of their allies and a grown up Erju, the Temple of Remidates is seen in the present, causing him to faint. Plus, [[HopeSpot despite Razuban's defeat in the 3rd chapter while the Dark Key Emblems are sealed away]], [[spoiler:[[YouCantThwartStageOne he manages to revive Nelgel anyway in the 4th chapter]]]], [[AllForNothing making the Hero's efforts pointless]]! However, the 6th chapter will later show the Hero defeating the Netherlord again.

* [[VideoGame/DragonQuestX Dragon Quest X]] features a side story where the bad guys are trying to obtain the darkened Key Emblems to revive the Netherlord Nelgel, despite his death at the end of Version 1’s story. Though the Hero stops them with the help of their allies and a grown up Erju, the Temple of Remidates is seen in the present, causing him to faint. And the kicker? It takes place from the start of the game’s 10th anniversary onwards, with the last 3 story quests coming round via 6.3's release!

* In ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpaAnother2'', it's revealed early on that [[NebulousEvilOrganization Void]]'s EvilPlan is to use the DeadlyGame to resurrect the previous game's BigBad, [[spoiler:Utsuro]].

* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' had Frieza being resurrected by means of the Dragon Balls on behalf of his minions. Later on, ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'' had TheRemnant of the [[NebulousEvilOrganization Red Ribbon Army]] seek to TakeOverTheWorld with a clone of Cell.

* Both ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' had Frieza being resurrected by means of the Dragon Balls on behalf of his minions.

* ''VideoGame/DrawnToLife'': In the Wii version of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'', [[spoiler:Circi]] attempts to bring back Wilfre [[spoiler:but fails, and is attacked by the monster she accidentally creates.]]

* ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'': The crux of the film pits Cloud in race against time to prevent Kadja's gang from resurrecting [[ArchEnemy his archnemesis]]: Sephiroth. Kadaj ultimately succeeds, leaving Cloud no choice but to face Sephiroth once again in single combat for the fate of the planet.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Lucifer, the OverarchingVillain, gets this ''twice'' after he's finally properly killed instead of being reimprisoned [[spoiler:at the end of Season 13. Midway through S14, Nick attempts to resurrect Lucifer from the Empty using a ritual, provided by Lucifer's instructions from the beyond -- Nick succeeds in casting the ritual, but Jack sends Lucifer's emerging form back to his rest in the Empty before he can fully resurrect]]. Then in [[spoiler:the penultimate episode of the series (and the finale to the Season 15 StoryArc), Chuck successfully resurrects Lucifer and gets Lucifer on his side again -- but it's short-lived, as Lucifer is BackForTheDead when his brother Michael kills him again in the same episode]].

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': While hanging around as a ghost for Season 2's StoryArc after being killed in the Season 1 finale, [[OverarchingVillain Shendu]] returns and is properly resurrected in the Season 3 finale after he convinces that season's BigBad, Daolon Wong, that he'll give him the [[PlayingWithFire Dragon Talisman power]] in exchange. Instead, the reborn Shendu takes the power for himself and [[HijackedByGanon usurp Wong's place as main villain]]. Shendu's subsequent rampage is short-lived, before he's [[TakenForGranite turned into a statue using the same spell that defeated him 900 years ago]].

* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'': The villain of season 1, Finé, is an ancient priestess who can [[FamilialBodySnatcher take over the bodies of her descendants]]. The villains of season 2 are a group of three such descendants whom Finé had [[RaisedAsAHost gathered as "spare bodies"]], and whose leader Maria is in the early stages of takeover. [[spoiler:In fact Maria has ''no'' potential to become Finé, and is simply trying to distract the OpportunisticBastard MadScientist in their employ from noticing that the other two descendants are starting to show some of Finé's powers.]] In the end, [[spoiler:Finé is never resurrected - after seeing her two potential vessels try to MercyKill each other [[DyingAsYourself before she can take over]], she manifests in spirit form to tell them that she no longer has any interest in opposing the heroes, then [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices herself]] to heal their wounds]].

** ''Series/UltramanMebiusGaiden'': In "Ghost Rebirth" The resurrected Darkness Five attempt to resurrect Alien Empera through a complex plan involving a new host body and the Giga Battle Nizer, taking 2 of the Ultra Brothers hostage to force Mebius to assist them.

* ''Film/DraculaPrinceOfDarkness'': Ten years after his demise in [[Film/HorrorOfDracula the previous movie]], Dracula is resurrected using BloodMagic by his loyal [[TheRenfield Renfield]] and begins seeking new brides. At the end of the film, [[spoiler:he's defeated by being cast into running water -- until blood re-awakens him in [[Film/DraculaHasRisenFromTheGrave the sequel]]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': While hanging around as a ghost for Season 2's StoryArc after being killed in the Season 1 finale, [[OverarchingVillain Shendu]] returns and is properly resurrected in the Season 3 finale after he convinces that season's BigBad, Daolon Wong, that he'll give him the [[PlayingWithFire Dragon Talisman power]] in exchange. Instead, the reborn Shendu takes the power for himself and [[HijackedByGanon usurp Wong's place as main villain]].

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' as a whole tells the epic struggle between the [[BadassFamily Belmont clan]] of {{VampireHunter}}s and the forces of evil that wish to resurrect the dreaded [[{{Dracula}} Count Dracula]]:

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' has Dracula being revived ahead of schedule by a dark priest.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManX'': Sigma, the BigBad, can usually bring himself back from the dead. However, in X6, Gate (the main villain of this installment) decides to bring Sigma back with his efforts as a "last resort secret weapon". Sigma lampshades it, saying that he doesn't need Gate's help in resurrecting himself; bonus points in that Gate seemingly made Sigma CameBackWrong (Sigma's more insane and his body still looks broken/unfinished).

* [[PerversePuppet Charles "Chucky" Lee Ray]] from the ''Franchise/ChildsPlay'' series. No matter how many times he gets killed at the end of the movie, by the next installment he comes back to life, whether by someone putting him back together or reciting the same [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo spell]] which gave him his doll body in the first place.

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* This jump starts the plot of ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]]''. Lucius Malfoy wishes to revive Voldemort by going back in time and killing Harry before Harry can kill Voldemort.
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* VideoGame/DrawnToLife: In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) [[spoiler:Circi]] attempts to bring back Wilfre [[spoiler:but fails, and is attacked by the monster she accidentally creates.]]

''Then we'll make [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar]] rise''\\

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Shortly after the beginning of the second season, the new villains decide the villain of [[Disney/TheLionKing the movie]], Scar, is the best person to ask for advice on how to take over the Pride Lands. They perform a ritual that allows him to manifest as a fiery spirit inside a volcano or anywhere they burn flames in the shape of a certain symbol. While Scar's ability to act on his own is next to zero, his minions are able to make life sufficiently miserable for the heroes just by acting under his guidance, despite him being a textbook BadBoss. Hyena leader Janja, at least, gradually becomes disillusioned enough about working under Scar to [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn in the third season premiere]]. The heroes don't even learn he's returned until halfway through the season and have to spend the rest of the season fighting his army before they have reason to believe that it's even possible to destroy him.

* Nearly all deaths in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' stick, but Mean Machine Angel was brought back to life after his original death and ended up a popular villain. (The rest of the family were as well, but they turned out far less popular and were quickly retconned back to their graves.)

''Very'' popular plot for {{Fan Fic}}s.

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