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* The Mafia of Cooks from ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'', while they are the villains from the first level, they are still a major threat for the heroine Hat Kid, while all the mafia goons are very dumb, incompetent, [[YouNoTakeCandle have terrible grammar]] and are terrible cooks despite their name, they are strong and can take a lot of damage without dying, their leader is much smarter and is even more strong and durable.

** ComicBook/TheKingpin is the most well known example of this trope. Nemesis to both Franchise/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}, Kingpin is the king of the Marvel Universe's criminal underworld and has given grief to beings several time more powerful than himself. Officially he is just a normal human, but [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower he is inhumanly strong thanks to training]].

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* Junya Kaneshiro from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' counts in a unique way. Despite being the third major boss fight and the whole reason Makoto joins the team, as well as having multiple other students under his wraps, he would certainly qualify... except you don't fight him but his SuperPoweredEvilSide in the cognitive world.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Nobu in seasons 1 and 2 is introduced as an associate partner of Wilson Fisk's, but turns out to be part of the Hand and has been using the same resurrection substance as the leaders, allowing him to survive Matt setting him on fire.

* In the second season of ''Series/LukeCage2016'', Luke comes face to face with a super-powered gangster for the first time after having had to face mostly normal human foes, (and very rarely a few who were aided by various special weapons and technology) and soon finds that taking on Bushmaster, who gains power from HollywoodVoodoo, is a whole other ballgame from terrorizing normal human street gangs and local crime syndicates.

** ComicBook/TheKingpin is the most well known example of this trope. Nemesis to both Franchise/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}, Kingpin is the king of the Marvel Universe's criminal underworld and has given grief to beings several time more powerful than himself, oficially he is just a normal human, but [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower he is inhumanly strong thanks to training]].

* Junya Kaneshiro from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' counts in a unique way. Despite being the third major boss fight and the whole reason Makoto joins the team, as well as having multiple other students under his wraps, except you don't fight him but his SuperPoweredEvilSide in the cognitive world.

* Junya Kaneshiro from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' counts. Being the third major boss fight and the whole reason Makoto joins the team, as well as having multiple other students under his wraps.

* Junya Kaneshiro from ''VideoGame/Persona 5'' counts. Being the third major boss fight and the whole reason Makoto joins the team, as well as having multiple other students under his wraps.

* Goro Majima and Kazuma Kiryu from ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotoku'' count in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' 2. Being high ranking Yakuza able to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of M Bison from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and Selvaria Bles from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' among others.

* In an example more obvious in retrospect, Giovanni and Team Rocket from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', especially in the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] where they're still active. ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', and their remakes have them operate a lot like a {{Yakuza}}, among other things using the Viridian City Pokemon Gym as a front. Later foes included [[EcoTerrorist Eco Terrorists]], a madman bent on destroying and rebuilding the universe, and Team Plasma who planned to use the legendary dragon to make people give up their Pokemon. Notably Team Rocket never summoned a legendary Pokemon to do their bidding.

Maybe they have super powers themselves, maybe they have super powered goons under their command, maybe they employ super technology, maybe they are [[{{BadassNormal}} Badass Normals]] that can stand up to the heroes, or maybe they're such a MagnificentBastard that the heroes can do nothing to stop or even touch them. For whatever reason they are a major threat.

** Jigsaw is one of the most known nemesis of ComicBook/ThePunisher. Once a handsome member of the mafia, in an intent to kill all Castle family, he was tracked down by the Punisher and desfigured his face as a jigsaw puzzle. Going crazy after that, he adopted the nickname of Jigsaw and became a formidable force of evil not just for Castle, he even battled Franchise/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} in some occasions.

* Capone Bege from ''Manga/OnePiece''. He started as a mob leader, but when he dominated the whole crime underworld of the West Blue, he got bored and decided to leave and become a pirate, but kept his mannerisms and mafia attire, and kept the same methods of going after leaders and then watch their organizations crumble without them. He also has superpowers; he ate the Castle-Castle Fruit, which turns his body into a fortress, he can shrink his henchmen and store an army inside himself, and place weapons inside him like cannons, whose cannonballs will revert into normal size after being fired. As his super powers primarily involve transporting his henchmen and resources around and he uses guns in a world where most people are bad ass enough to not need them, he still retains the muggle spirit of this trope.

** Jigsaw is one of the most known nemesis of ComicBook/ThePunisher. Once a handsome member of the mafia, in an intent to kill all Castle family, he was tracked down by the Punisher and desfigured his face as a jigsaw puzzle. Going crazy after that, he adopted the nickname of Jigsaw and became a formidable force of evil not just for Castle, he even battled Franchise/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} in some ocasions.
* While the shear amount of corruption and organised crime in Gotham City is part of why Bruce Wayne became Franchise/{{Batman}}, most of the mob families fall aside as Batman takes down their rings and more dangerous villains like ComicBook/TheJoker or Poison Ivy take their place. One exception is Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin who with nothing more than connections, goons and some fancy umbrellas stands as one of Batman's major villains. ComicBook/TheJoker himself may count depending on the adaptation. Black Mask is a modern variation.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', Intergang is a mafia-like element in Metropolis which is a constant thorn in Superman's side. In the comics and the animated series it turns out they're supplied by ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, but in ''Series/LoisAndClark'' where there is no Darkseid it's played more straightly.
* In ''Kick-Ass'' the BigBad is the head of the local mob: John Genovese in [[Comicbook/KickAss the comic]], Frank D'Amico in [[Film/KickAss the film]]. [[spoiler:His son, Red Mist goes on to be the World's first Supervillain.]]

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* ''Literature/BlackBlade'' : Victor Draconi is the head of the Draconi family household and the BigBad of the trilogy. Victor lives in the magical and mob-controlled city of Cloudburst Falls and has abilities and powers of his own which he steals by torturing and killing his enemies. His ultimate plan being a purge of the other crime families in control of the city to allow him to take control.

* In an example more obvious in retrospect, Giovanni and Team Rocket from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, especially in the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] where they're still active. ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', and their remakes have them operate a lot like a {{Yakuza}}, among other things using the Viridian City Pokemon Gym as a front. Later foes included [[EcoTerrorist Eco Terrorists]], a madman bent on destroying and rebuilding the universe, and Team Plasma who planned to use the legendary dragon to make people give up their Pokemon. Notably Team Rocket never summoned a legendary Pokemon to do their bidding.

* Don Corneo from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', a mob leader who fits more the stereotype of bald, short, cowardly and perverted, he was in cahoots with Shinra Company, the de-facto rulers of the world, and Shinra eventually turns against him when he reveals important information to the heroes.

* Geese Howard from ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' series is a crime boss who has the control of the city of Southtown since TheSeventies during the events of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''. But also, he was trained in the martial art of UsefulNotes/{{Aikido}} so he can beat up enemies who challenge him without help.
* In ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}},'' the main villain of the Thieves' Guild questline is the medieval fantasy version of this. The player character is, for all intents and purposes, a PhysicalGod who, when properly leveled, takes down armies, dragons, and [[OurDemonsAreDifferent daedra]] with terrifying ease. [[spoiler:Mercer Frey is the leader of the Thieves' Guild and at first seems to be just an unusually skilled locksmith and fighter. But it turns out he's got powers granted by the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Daedric Prince]] Nocturnal, as well as her artifact, a magical key that can open anything. Later, the Dragonborn can acquire the same powers.]]

* In ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}},'' the main villain of the Thieves' Guild questline is the medieval fantasy version of this. [[spoiler:Mercer Frey is the leader of the Thieves' Guild and at first seems to be just an unusually talented locksmith and fighter. But it turns out he's got powers granted by the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Daedric Prince]] Nocturnal, as well as her artifact, a magical key that can open anything. Later, the Dragonborn can acquire the same powers.]]

* In ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}}, the main villain of the Thieves' Guild questline is the medieval fantasy version of this. [[spoiler:Mercer Frey is the leader of the Thieves' Guild and at first seems to be just an unusually talented locksmith and fighter. But it turns out he's got powers granted by the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Daedric Prince]] Nocturnal, as well as her artifact, a magical key that can open anything. Later, the Dragonborn can acquire the same powers.]]

* In the second season of ''Series/LukeCage'', Luke comes face to face with a super-powered gangster for the first time after having had to face mostly normal human foes, (and very rarely a few who were aided by various special weapons and technology) and soon finds that taking on Bushmaster, who gains power from HollywoodVoodoo, is a whole other ballgame from terrorizing normal human street gangs and local crime syndicates.

** ComicBook/TheHood was an UnluckyDude who got magical cape and shoes from certain demon that granted supernatural powers, and with that in hand he fights to became a mob boss, becoming a real menace for groups as the ComicBook/NewAvengers. But even without his magical clothes, he's also a BadassNormal who can fight with his guns and fists.

* Mr X from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' is not only the [[BigBad main villain of the series,]] he's also fully capable of having [[DamageSpongeBoss multiple life bars]] and standing toe to toe with the main characters.

* Capone Bege from ''Manga/OnePiece''. He started as a mob leader, but when he dominated the whole crime underworld of the West Blue, he got bored and decided to leave and become a pirate, but kept his mannerisms and mafia attire, and kept the same methods of going after leaders and then watch their organizations crumble without them. He also has superpowers; he ate the Castle-Castle Fruit, which turns his body into a fortress, he can shrink his henchmen and store an army inside himself, and place weapons inside him like cannons, whose cannonballs will revert into normal size after being fired.

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* Creator/MarvelComics

* In ''Kick-Ass'' the BigBad is the head of the local mob: John Genovese in [[Comicbook/KickAss the comic]], Frank D'Amico in [[Film/KickAss the film]]. [[spoiler: His son, Red Mist goes on to be the World's first Supervillain.]]
* ComicBook/{{Powers}}:

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* In the second season of ''Series/LukeCage'', Luke comes face to face with a super powered gangster for the first time after having had to face mostly normal human foes, (and very rarely a few who were aided by various special weapons and technology) and soon finds that taking on Bushmaster, who gains power from HollywoodVoodoo, is a whole other ballgame from terrorizing normal human street gangs and local crime syndicates.

* In an example more obvious in retrospect, Giovanni and Team Rocket from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, especially in the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] where they're still active. ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', and their remakes have them operate a lot like a {{Yakuza}}, among other things using the Viridian City Pokemon Gym as a front. Later foes included [[EcoTerrorist EcoTerrorists]], a madman bent on destroying and rebuilding the universe, and Team Plasma who planned to use the legendary dragon to make people give up their Pokemon. Notably Team Rocket never summoned a legendary Pokemon to do their bidding.

* In an example more obvious in retrospect, Giovanni and Team Rocket from Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, especially in the [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} anime]] where they're still active. ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', and their remakes have them operate a lot like a {{Yakuza}}, among other things using the Viridian City Pokemon Gym as a front. Later foes included EcoTerrorists, a madman bent on destroying and rebuilding the universe, and Team Plasma who planned to use the legendary dragon to make people give up their Pokemon. Notably Team Rocket never summoned a legendary Pokemon to do their bidding.

** There is also [[MadeOfIron Tombstone]],[[HardHead Hammerhead]], [[{{Cyborg}} Silvermane]], and [[FlyingBrick Count Nefaria]]. Most of those villains have fought the likes of Daredevil and Spider-Man but Neferia was powerful enough to take on Comicbook/TheAvengers.