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* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'': Both Kimimaro and Itachi pushed themselves beyond belief by fighting for extended periods of time and on several occasions while terminally ill. As a result, they both abruptly died in the middle of a fight. Kimimaro's case is egregious since his death is very anticlimatic -- the stakes were high as his opponents were in a tough spot (Gaara exhausted his ample supply of chakra and Rock Lee was recovering from a crippling injury). Itachi's death, on the other hand, is much more emotional and the suddenness is {{exploited|Trope}} to mirror Sasuke's [[spoiler:confusion and lack of sense of achievement after completing his long-awaited revenge]].

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'': Both Kimimaro and Itachi pushed themselves beyond belief by fighting for extended periods of time and on several occasions while terminally ill. As a result, they both abruptly died in the middle of a fight. Kimimaro's case is egregious since his death is very anticlimatic -- the stakes were high as his opponents were in a tough spot (Gaara exhausted his ample supply of chakra and Rock Lee was recovering from a crippling injury). Itachi's death, on the other hand, is much more emotional and the suddenness is {{exploited}} to mirror Sasuke's [[spoiler: confusion and lack of sense of achievement after completing his long-awaited revenge]].
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', villain [[FantasticRacism Hody Jones]] uses steroids to increase his power, but these were made from a substance designed to age whoever takes it, and he overdosed to the point that when the effect passed he ended as a frail old man. His officers suffer the exact same fate.
** Kaido loses to Luffy partially because of this - after fighting and taking damage since the Onigashima raid started, in chapter 986, he spends the entire battle fighting people or going after people, with no time for breaks. Even so, he isn't truly defeated until Chapter ''1050''.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Kyoto Arc BigBad SocialDarwinist Shishio Makoto can only exert himself for so long before the massive burns he suffered threaten to kill him. He over-exerts himself in the battle against Kenshin and [[spoiler: spontaneously combusts]], sparing Kenshin the difficult decision of whether or not to break his ThouShaltNotKill vow.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #300, when Spider-Man first encounters ComicBook/{{Venom}}, he realizes that Venom is producing his webbing organically, and since Venom used a large amount of webbing to capture him earlier, the way to defeat him is to get him to use up even more webbing to deplete himself. In the end, Venom expends enough of himself that he is unable to maintain his form and is defeated.

* The MadScientist has captured Film/{{Barbarella}} in the 1968 {{Zeerust}} film, and attempts to destroy her with his Excessive Machine. The device is meant to cause an overload of orgasms on its victim, but Barbarella is TooKinkyToTorture, so the villain exhausts himself working the controls until his machine is kaput.

* In ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', an early scene takes place in the local Coliseum. A weedy, unarmed and nearly naked runt of a man is matched against a heavily armoured villainous giant of a gladiator. The runt decides his best hope of survival is to run away. The giant runs after him and chases him round laps of the stadium. This continues for some time - until the giant, by now sweating and staggering with the exertion, pulls up short, grunts, claps a hand to his chest and dies of a cardiac arrest. The weed duly performs a victory dance and takes the cheers of the crowd.

* Music/{{Best Friend|2014}}: Though it overlaps with HeroicRROD because she's the VillainProtagonist, The Supermodel who has been swallowing women alive so she can steal their attractive features, starts to gradually feel the strain from overusing her powers. At first it's just her returning to her default form and being tired. But at the end, after devouring one girl too many her shapeshifted form reverts back on her in the middle of a fashion show as she barfs up her last victim's dress and chokes to death on it.

* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', Rugal Bernstein tries to use 100% of the Orochi power bestowed upon him by Goenitz, despite the latter's explicit warning not to do so. Because Rugal is not of the Orochi bloodline, he can't handle the full extent of the power and dies.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Violetta exploits this trope via PhlebotinumOverdose on Zola by hitting her with a blow dart filled with more [[PsychoSerum Movit#11]]. The normal dose Zola took beforehand is considered [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion suicidal]]. Zola survives by sprinting across the castle to burn off enough to stay alive until she can escape and receive medical attention.

* When Franchise/SpiderMan first encounters ComicBook/{{Venom}}, he realizes that Venom is producing his webbing organically, and since Venom used a large amount of webbing to capture him earlier, the way to defeat him is to get him to use up even more webbing to deplete himself. In the end, Venom expends enough of himself that he is unable to maintain his form and is defeated.

Causes vary. It could simply be the villain wearing themself out after a good case of Villainous Resolve. It could be the consequence of using the DangerousForbiddenTechnique, {{Deadly Upgrade}}, or removing their {{Power Limiter}}. Or caused by PhlebotinumOverload. Some works directly support this via CastFromHitPoints. It might be represented with burning TronLines, TaintedVeins, VolcanicVeins or [[TurnsRed turning red]].

Compare PowerDegeneration, PostVictoryCollapse, OverclockingAttack (the {{Phlebotinum}} version), PowerupFullColorChange (often used as visual and literal indicator).

-->-- '''Bill Cipher''', about to lose control of Dipper Pines' body, ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', "Sock Opera"

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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Violetta exploits this trope via PhlebotinumOverdose on Zola by hitting her with a blowdart filled with more [[PsychoSerum Movit#11]]. The normal dose Zola took beforehand is considered [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion suicidal]]. Zola survives by sprinting across the castle to burn off enough to stay alive until she can escape and receive medical attention.

* The episode "Sock Opera" in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Dipper's body getting possessed by Bill Cipher. However, Bill is unused to the limitations of a corporeal body, namely pain and fatigue. A combination of Dipper having not slept the previous night, Bill having gleefully tortured the body to torment Dipper, and a battle between him and Mabel ultimately leaves him too exhausted to even move, and he's forced to evacuate Dipper's body.

* Music/BestFriend: Though it overlaps with HeroicRROD because she's the VillainProtagonist, The Supermodel who has been swallowing women alive so she can steal their attractive features, starts to gradually feel the strain from overusing her powers. At first it's just her returning to her default form and being tired. But at the end, after devouring one girl too many her shapeshifted form reverts back on her in the middle of a fashion show as she barfs up her last victim's dress and chokes to death on it.

The Villainous Red Ring of Death occurs when a villain has pushed him/herself too hard and abruptly starts to break down physically. That one of these is coming may or may not be clear in advance, but when it starts, it will hit all at once.

Causes vary. It could simply be the villain wearing him/herself out after a good case of Villainous Resolve. It could be the consequence of using the DangerousForbiddenTechnique, {{Deadly Upgrade}}, or removing their {{Power Limiter}}. Or caused by PhlebotinumOverload. Some works directly support this via CastFromHitPoints. It might be represented with burning TronLines, TaintedVeins, VolcanicVeins or [[TurnsRed turning red]].

* Characters/DragonBallFrieza from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' has a real problem with this. He's a prodigy from a species that is naturally very strong, to the point where he declared himself "Emperor of the Universe" because nothing could stand against him. This means that he has never fought a prolonged battle since he could effortlessly overpower his opponents, and his stamina ''sucks'' as a result. So in his first prolonged battle against Super Saiyan Goku, after Frieza pulls out all the stops and powers up to his maximum, it quickly proves unsustainable and starts weakening him in turn. After he is killed and [[DeathIsCheap resurrected]], Frieza starts training for the first time in his life to get his revenge and learns to control and maximize his natural power to avert this. However, the moment he unlocks a new SuperMode, he goes straight after Goku, once again intending to flat-out overpower his opponent with his new trump card. It ends exactly the same way; Frieza's stamina peters out, and Frieza dies once more.

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'': A pilot interfacing with a Mobile Suit using the GUND Format will risk this due to the immense data storms, causing a great deal of health problems. The worst case scenario is that a pilot is killed from interfacing with the Gundam. [[spoiler:This is what happens to Enhanced Person Number Four when he pilots Gundam Pharact, and Sophie Pulone is killed this way, overextending herself with her Lfrith Ur while fighting Suletta and Gundam Aerial.]]

** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', this will happen to any pilot using a Gundam with a ZERO System. [[spoiler:As shown with Trant Clark, the low-ranking Romefeller operative who wanted to use the Wing Zero Gundam, anyone trying to use the insanely complicated data feed system will fry the brain of anyone with less than perfect focus. Trant's fight with Duo ends with the ZERO System [[MindRape ultimately tearing his mind to pieces]], resulting in his death.]]
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', the Bio-CPU trio of Orga Sabnak, Shani Andras, and Clotho Buer are incredibly skilled pilots of the [[MoreDakka Calamity]], [[SinisterScythe Forbidden]], and [[EpicFlail Raider]] [[SuperPrototype Gundams]] who are conditioned to be the perfect pilots to handle their machines due to the complicated GUNDAM format that unmodified Naturals have problem operating. But they are required by their boss, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Muruta Azrael]], to take a PsychoSerum that increases their combat efficiency and ensure their loyalty to him. Unfortunately for Orga, Shani and Clotho, the effects of withdrawal start to occur in 2 hours, and if not checked, the effects will be fatal. This works as a RestrainingBolt for the trio as well, so Azrael can ensure they stay loyal to him. [[spoiler:After Shani and Orga are killed by Yzak Joule and Athrun Zala, and Azrael is killed inside his ship, Clotho Buer experiences this ''and'' a VillainousBreakdown as he goes out [[LaughingMad laughing like a madman]]. And even if Yzak hadn't put him out of his misery, Clotho likely would've died from the withdrawal and wasted away regardless.]]

** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', this will happen to any pilot using a Gundam with a ZERO System. [[spoiler:As shown with Trant Clark, the Romefeller operative who wanted to use the Wing Zero Gundam, anyone trying to use the insanely complicated data feed system will fry the brain of anyone with less than perfect focus. Trant's fight with Duo ends with the ZERO System ultimately tearing his mind to pieces, resulting in his death.]]
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', the Bio-CPU trio of Orga Sabnak, Shani Andras, and Clotho Buer are incredibly skilled pilots of the [[MoreDakka Calamity]], [[SinisterScythe Forbidden]], and [[EpicFlail Raider]] [[SuperPrototype Gundams]] who are conditioned to be the perfect pilots to handle their machines due to the complicated GUNDAM format that unmodified Naturals have problem operating. But they are required by their boss, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Muruta Azrael]], to take a PsychoSerum that increases their combat efficiency and ensure their loyalty to him. Unfortunately for Orga, Shani and Clotho, the effects of withdrawal start to occur in 2 hours, and if not checked, the effects will be fatal. This works as a RestrainingBolt for the trio as well, so Azrael can ensure they stay loyal to him. [[spoiler:After Shani and Orga are killed by Yzak Joule and Athrun Zala, and Azrael is killed inside his ship, Clotho Buer experiences this ''and'' a VillainousBreakdown as he goes out [[LaughingMad laughing like a madman]] before Yzak blows the Raider to smitereens. And even if Yzak hadn't finished him off, Clotho likely would've died from the withdrawal and wasted away regardless.]]
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'': A pilot interfacing with a Gundam will risk this due to the immense data storms, causing a great deal of health problems. The worst case scenario is that a pilot is killed from interfacing with the Gundam. [[spoiler:This is what happens to Enhanced Person Number Four when he pilots Gundam Pharact, and Sophie Pulone is killed this way, overextending herself with her Lfrith Ur while fighting Suletta and Gundam Aerial.]]

** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', the Bio-CPU trio of Orga Sabnak, Shani Andras, and Clotho Buer are incredibly skilled pilots of the [[MoreDakka Calamity]], [[SinisterScythe Forbidden]], and [[EpicFlail Raider]] [[SuperPrototype Gundams]] who are conditioned to be the perfect pilots to handle their machines due to the complicated GUNDAM format that unmodified Naturals have problem operating. But they are required by their boss, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Muruta Azrael]], to take a PsychoSerum that increases their combat efficiency and ensure their loyalty to him. Unfortunately for Orga, Shani and Clotho, the effects of withdrawal start to occur in 2 hours, and if not checked, the effects will be fatal. This works as a RestrainingBolt for the trio as well, so Azrael can ensure they stay loyal to him. [[spoiler:After Shani and Orga are killed by Yzak Joule and Athrun Zala, and Azrael is killed inside his ship, Clotho Buer experiences this ''and'' a VillainousBreakdown as he goes out [[LaughingMad laughing like a madman]].
Even if Yzak hadn't finished him off, Clotho likely would've died from the withdrawal and wasted away regardless.]]
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury''

* The episode "Sock Opera" in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has Dipper's body getting possessed by Bill Cipher. However, Dipper hasn't slept all night and just got beat up by Mabel, so Bill collapses shortly after fight with Mabel and abandons Dipper's body.

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* The MadScientist has captured Film/{{Barbarella}} in the 1968 {{Zeerust}} film, and attempts to destroy her with his Excessive Machine. The device is meant to cause an overload of orgasms on its victim, but Barbarella is TooKinkyToTorture, so the villain exhausts himself working the controls until his machine is kaput.
* The MadScientist behind ''Film/KissMeetsThePhantomOfThePark'' built android duplicates of the title touring group in order to instill discontent in their fanbase and make pariahs of them in the media. Once this villain's phonies are defeated and his scheme sundered, the band discovers the man has aged decades in mere hours, slumped inert in his chair.
* In ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', an early scene takes place in the local Coliseum. A weedy, unarmed and nearly naked runt of a man is matched against a heavily armoured villainous giant of a gladiator. The runt decides his best hope of survival is to run away. The giant runs after him and chases him round laps of the stadium. This continues for some time - until the giant, by now sweating and staggering with the exertion, pulls up short, grunts, claps a hand to his chest and dies of a cardiac arrest. The weed duly performs a victory dance and takes the cheers of the crowd.
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* In the second season of ''Series/LukeCage2016'', Bushmaster has been warned all throughout the season that his use of nightshade as part of the HollywoodVoodoo that grants him [[HourOfPower temporary superpowers]] will [[PowerAtAPrice inevitably cause him serious health problems]] and the effects will be less potent the more he takes it. Despite this, when he runs out of other ways to get to [[ArchEnemy Mariah]], he takes a super concentrated dose that briefly makes him practically unstoppable... and after the effects wear off he's a complete wreck physically and health wise. His last scene in the season is him needing help to simply walk a few feet from one car to another, possibly unable to even speak as he's assisted into the vehicle.