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* The Boss of Passione is this in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', being the BigBad on top of that. Like many Post-Part 3 antagonists, he has a [[FightingSpirit Stand]] [[spoiler:that let's him delete a section of time while allowing him to move through the erased segment]] giving him an advantage that he used [[spoiler:to kill Bucciarati]]. The protagonists Giorno Giovanni and his teammates were originally planning to work up the ranks and take him down so they can end Passione's drug trade. However, they went into direct opposition after [[spoiler:finding out the Boss is willing to kill his own daughter to maintain his anonymity, who had never even met him anyway.]].
** By the end of Part 5, [[spoiler:the Boss Diavlo has been trapped in a FateWorseThanDeath, while Giorno is now the head of Passione with his Stand Gold Experience Requiem]].

* The Boss of Passione is this in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', being the BigBad on top of that. Like many Post-Part 3 antagonists, he has a Stand [[spoiler:that let's him delete a section of time while allowing him to move through the erased segment]] giving him an advantage that he used [[spoiler:to kill Bucciarati]]. The protagonists Giorno Giovanni and his teammates were originally planning to work up the ranks and take him down so they can end Passione's drug trade. However, they went into direct opposition after [[spoiler:finding out the Boss is willing to kill his own daughter to maintain his anonymity]].

* The Boss of Passione is this in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'', being the BigBad on top of that. Like many Post-Part 3 antagonists, he has a Stand [[spoiler:that let's him delete a section of time while allowing him to move through the erased segment]] giving him an advantage that he used [[spoiler:to kill Bucciarati]]. The protagonists Giorno Giovanni and his teammates were originally planning to work up the ranks and take him down so they can end Passione's drug trade. However, they went into direct opposition after [[spoiler:finding out the Boss is willing to kill his own daughter to maintain his anonymity]].

* ''ComicBook/Invincible'': Machine Head was one of the most powerful crime lords in the world, and has lots of superpowered goons, one of his former goons, Titan would betray him and take over Machine Head's criminal organization.

** While the sheer 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 ComicBook/PoisonIvy take their place. One exception is Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. ComicBook/ThePenguin, 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.

* The Boss of Passione is this in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'', being the BigBad on top of that. Like many Post-Part 3 antagonists, he has a Stand [[spoiler:that let's him delete a section of time while allowing him to move through the erased segment]] giving him an advantage that he used [[spoiler:to kill Bucciarati]]. The protagonists Giorno Giovanni and his teammates were originally planning to work up the ranks and take him down so they can end Passione's drug trade.

* The Mafia of Cooks from ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' are the villains from the first level, and the first 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 can easily provide a decent challenge to Hat Kid, and their leader is much smarter and [[WarmUpBoss is even more capable in a battle than the rest of them.]]

* 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.

* Sir Pentious from WebAnimation/HazbinHotel fits by technicality, he may be a snake demon MadScientist but the show takes place in hell so by local standards he's just a "Notable Criminal Kingpin as [[KentBrockmanNews Tom Trench]] calls him.

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[[caption-width-right:350:In this corner, an AnimalThemedSuperbeing with SuperStrength, SuperReflexes, SpiderSense, and a HealingFactor. In the other corner, an {{Acrofatic}} {{Muggle}} businessman with questionable means of income.]]

These characters are often used in more mature and [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] superhero stories, since tropes related to {{Mafia}} usually fall into this, [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily but even kids' shows sometimes have these characters]].

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': In ''{{VideoGame/Skyrim}}'', the main villain of the Thieves' Guild questline is the medieval fantasy version of this. The PlayerCharacter 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 [[SemanticSuperpower unlock anything (including human potential)]]. Later, the Dragonborn can acquire the same powers.]]

* The Boss in ''Videogame/SaintsRow'' started as a OneManArmy to galactic emperor with PowerArmor. The series also has mystically or inexplicably empowered mob bosses or enforcers like [[HollywoodVodoo Sunshine]] or [[ImplacableMan Hector]] for the antagonistic roles.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': 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 [[SemanticSuperpower unlock anything (including human potential)]]. Later, the Dragonborn can acquire the same powers.]]

These characters are often used in more mature and [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] superhero stories, since tropes related to {{Mafia}} usually fall into this, but even kids' shows sometimes have these characters.

* ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'': Overlord (real name Antonio Seghetti) is the leader of Chicago's Mafia and not only hires superpowers muscle for his rackets but he runs around in a very [[NinetiesAntiHero Nineties]]-styled ComicBook/DoctorDoom rip-off PoweredArmor, capable of taking on (and taking ''[[CurbStompBattle out]]'') the Dragon in a one-on-one fight.

** 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]], and while stories show him using super techonology like his cane with a deadly desintegrator beam, he relied less on them over the years.

These characters are often used in more mature and [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] superhero stories, since tropes related to Mafia usually fall into this, but even kids' shows sometimes have these characters.

** While the sheer 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.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': 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 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, Team Plasma who planned to use the legendary dragon to make people give up their Pokemon (then later try to freeze the world to death), [[ANaziByAnyOtherName a cult bent on a holocaust]], and an [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents abusive mother]] who wants to open dimensional rifts despite the dangers]]. Notably Team Rocket never summoned a legendary Pokemon to do their bidding.