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* '''Averted''': The question is never asked.
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* '''Averted''': The question is never asked. Either that, or Evulz gives a clear answer to that question.
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* '''Discussed''': “If you ask a supervillain what he’s going to do after he wins, you’ll rarely get a straight answer.”
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* '''Discussed''': “If “Don't bother asking him Hiro, if you ask a supervillain what he’s going to do after he wins, you’ll rarely get a straight answer.”
* '''Conversed''': "He may be a Saturday Morning villain, but they could at least give him a fun reason for wanting to steal all the world's postage stamps."
* '''Conversed''': "He may be a Saturday Morning villain, but they could at least give him a fun reason for wanting to steal all the world's postage stamps."
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t know what he want with all the knowledge in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t doesn't know what he want wants with all the knowledge in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s is an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
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* '''Played For Drama''': Evulz is truamatized as everything he has worked for and sacrificed seemingly becomes all for naught and is forced to question everything, leading to a potential mental breakdown and demanding to know answers. Hiro finds himself feeling sorry for Evulz.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Evulz is truamatized traumatized as everything he has worked for and sacrificed seemingly becomes all for naught and is forced to question everything, leading to a potential mental breakdown and demanding to know answers. Hiro finds himself feeling sorry for Evulz.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t know what he want with all the knowable in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t know what he want with all the knowable knowledge in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
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** Evulz purposefully doesn't plan that far ahead, because it just makes it that much harder to adjust to the factors that change in the interim.
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** Evulz purposefully doesn't plan that far ahead, [[OpportunisticBastard because it just makes it that much harder to adjust to the factors that change in the interim.]]
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** Evulz is [[VillainousBreakdown driven into a rage at having wasted his life, and lashes out at the closet target-Hiro.]] After his tantrum, he redoubles his efforts despite having forgotten his aim, and Hiro muses that it was foolish to appeal to logic with an [[HairTriggerTemper id-powered murderer]] like Evulz.
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* '''Implied''': Hiro delivers a BreakingSpeech to Evulz offscreen that results in Evulz giving up his plan. Afterwards, Hiro comments, "Wow, that guy had no idea what he actually wanted to do!"
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** Evulz points out that thee question is meaningless since it would lead to an endless cycle of questions and not doing anything.
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** Evulz points out that thee the question is meaningless since it would lead to an endless cycle of questions and not doing anything.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Evulz comicallly hits a mental wall and is too stunned to speak before giving a list of lame excuses or leading to awkward silence, likely to be lampshaded by someone.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Evulz comicallly comically hits a mental wall and is too stunned to speak before giving a list of lame excuses or leading to awkward silence, likely to be lampshaded by someone.
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** Not only is Evulz a VisionaryVillain who can answer this trope, but he points out that Hiro ''can't'': the latter doesn't know what he would do if he defeated Evulz, or how to deal with [[BiggerBad whatever outside forces]] caused Evulz to enact his plan in the first place.
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** Not only is Evulz a VisionaryVillain who can answer this trope, but he points out that Hiro ''can't'': the latter doesn't know what he would do if he defeated Evulz, or how to deal with [[BiggerBad [[GreaterScopeVillain whatever outside forces]] forces caused Evulz to enact his plan in the first place.place]].
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** Hiro deliberately asked the question [[WeNeedADistraction to buy him time]] so his friends can come over and save him, knowing full well Evulz won't know how to respond.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It eventually becomes apparent that Evulz doesn’t actually know what he wants, and he’s driven to despair because of it.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
** It eventually becomes apparent that Evulz doesn’t actually know what he wants, and he’s driven to despair because ofit.it.
** Not only is Evulz a VisionaryVillain who can answer this trope, but he points out that Hiro ''can't'': the latter doesn't know what he would do if he defeated Evulz, or how to deal with [[BiggerBad whatever outside forces]] caused Evulz to enact his plan in the first place.
** It eventually becomes apparent that Evulz doesn’t actually know what he wants, and he’s driven to despair because of
** Not only is Evulz a VisionaryVillain who can answer this trope, but he points out that Hiro ''can't'': the latter doesn't know what he would do if he defeated Evulz, or how to deal with [[BiggerBad whatever outside forces]] caused Evulz to enact his plan in the first place.
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** Evulz is so stumped at the question that he examines all of his actions and begins to wonder if what everything he went through was worth it.
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* '''Defied''': “It is but the first step in my amazing master plan, and [[HeKnowsTooMuch you’ve already heard too much!]]”
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** “It is but the first step in my amazing master plan, and [[HeKnowsTooMuch you’ve already heard toomuch!]]”much!]]”
** "[[VisionaryVillain I'm going to change the world, Hiro.]] I wish you could be there to see it, I really do. [[MotiveRant The dawning of the Age of Cyborgs. Just picture it, Hiro. No human being will ever lose a piece of themselves that can't be replaced, good as new. Better than new. Flesh and machinery lovingly woven together into better, stronger, bolder people, first for the wounded, then for all mankind, evolving in ways you and I can scarcely imagine.]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans A better world, Hiro. Tell me that's not worth it.]]"
** Evulz purposefully doesn't plan that far ahead, because it just makes it that much harder to adjust to the factors that change in the interim.
** “It is but the first step in my amazing master plan, and [[HeKnowsTooMuch you’ve already heard too
** "[[VisionaryVillain I'm going to change the world, Hiro.]] I wish you could be there to see it, I really do. [[MotiveRant The dawning of the Age of Cyborgs. Just picture it, Hiro. No human being will ever lose a piece of themselves that can't be replaced, good as new. Better than new. Flesh and machinery lovingly woven together into better, stronger, bolder people, first for the wounded, then for all mankind, evolving in ways you and I can scarcely imagine.]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans A better world, Hiro. Tell me that's not worth it.]]"
** Evulz purposefully doesn't plan that far ahead, because it just makes it that much harder to adjust to the factors that change in the interim.
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** [[GenreSavvy Evulz]] [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin didn’t think he’d make it this far.]]
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** [[GenreSavvy Evulz]] Evulz [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin didn’t think he’d make it this far.]]
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* '''Exploited''': Evulz sees the question coming and decides to pause his quest or retreat to be sure of himself.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** Evulz sees the question coming and decides to pause his quest or retreat to be sure of himself.
** Evulz sees the question coming and decides to pause his quest or retreat to be sure of himself.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz sees his ends as a means and nothing more before turning it around at Hiro.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Evulz sees his ends as a means and nothing more before turning it around at Hiro.
** Evulz sees his ends as a means and nothing more before turning it around at Hiro.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz ends up hitting a brick wall and circumstances forces him to ask himself the question.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Evulz ends up hitting a brick wall and circumstancesforces force him to ask himself the question.
** Evulz ends up hitting a brick wall and circumstances
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Evulz sees the question coming and decides to pause his quest or retreat to be sure of himself.
** Evulz takes the opportunity to further his goal; after all, consuming all knowledge would mean he would get the answer to the question.
** Evulz takes the opportunity to further his goal; after all, consuming all knowledge would mean he would get the answer to the question.
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* '''Conversed''': ???'''Conversed''':
* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz sees his ends as a means and nothing more before turning it around at Hiro.
** Evulz points out that thee question is meaningless since it would lead to an endless cycle of questions and not doing anything.
* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz ends up hitting a brick wall and circumstances forces him to ask himself the question.
** Evulz is asked the question in different ways and approaches, catching him off-guard and ends snowballing to question his goal.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Evulz comicallly hits a mental wall and is too stunned to speak before giving a list of lame excuses or leading to awkward silence, likely to be lampshaded by someone.
* '''Played For Drama''': Evulz is truamatized as everything he has worked for and sacrificed seemingly becomes all for naught and is forced to question everything, leading to a potential mental breakdown and demanding to know answers. Hiro finds himself feeling sorry for Evulz.
* '''Deconstructed''': Evulz sees his ends as a means and nothing more before turning it around at Hiro.
** Evulz points out that thee question is meaningless since it would lead to an endless cycle of questions and not doing anything.
* '''Reconstructed''': Evulz ends up hitting a brick wall and circumstances forces him to ask himself the question.
** Evulz is asked the question in different ways and approaches, catching him off-guard and ends snowballing to question his goal.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Evulz comicallly hits a mental wall and is too stunned to speak before giving a list of lame excuses or leading to awkward silence, likely to be lampshaded by someone.
* '''Played For Drama''': Evulz is truamatized as everything he has worked for and sacrificed seemingly becomes all for naught and is forced to question everything, leading to a potential mental breakdown and demanding to know answers. Hiro finds himself feeling sorry for Evulz.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz doesn't realizes he’s even supposed to have a goal.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''': .
** Evulz doesn't realizes he’s even supposed to have agoal.goal.
** Or he responds that [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he's going to order a pizza.]]
** Evulz doesn't realizes he’s even supposed to have a
** Or he responds that [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he's going to order a pizza.]]
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* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumbfounded.
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* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls Emperor Evulz brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumbfounded.
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'''AndThenWhat?''': Someone is asked what they will do after ThePlan succeeds… and has no idea.
* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumfounded.
* '''Exaggerated''': The question is enough to drive Evulz insane.
* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumfounded.
* '''Exaggerated''': The question is enough to drive Evulz insane.
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* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is
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** The question is enough to drive Evulz insane.
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* '''Downplayed''': Evulz asks himself this, but it only takes him a second to figure it out.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Evulz asks himself this, but it only takes him a second to figure it out.
** Evulz asks himself this, but it only takes him a second to figure it out.
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* '''Justified''': Evulz is TheDitz, and honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Evulz is TheDitz, and honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead.
** Evulz is TheDitz, and honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz doesn't realises he’s even supposed to have a goal.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz doesn't realises realizes he’s even supposed to have a goal.
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* '''Lampshaded''': “If you don’t know what you’re going to do with the collative knowledge of the universe, why even bother?! [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Your entire plan is pointless!”]]
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* '''Lampshaded''': “If you don’t know what you’re going to do with the collative collective knowledge of the universe, why even bother?! [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Your entire plan is pointless!”]]
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz doens;t realises he’s even supposed to have a goal.
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* '''Parodied''': Evulz doens;t doesn't realises he’s even supposed to have a goal.
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'''AndThenWhat?''': Someone is asked what they will do after ThePlan succeeds… and has no idea.
* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumfounded.
* '''Exaggerated''': The question is enough to drive Evulz insane.
**Every villain in the series has this problem.
* '''Downplayed''': Evulz asks himself this, but it only takes him a second to figure it out.
** Evulz downplays his doubts, simply saying “I’ll worry about that when I have won.”
* '''Justified''': Evulz is TheDitz, and honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead.
** [[GenreSavvy Evulz]] [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin didn’t think he’d make it this far.]]
* '''Inverted''': Evulz is a VisionaryVillain and defined by his endgoal.
* '''Subverted''': “‘What then?’ Whatever the hell I want!”
* '''Double Subverted''': It eventually becomes apparent that Evulz doesn’t actually know what he wants, and he’s driven to despair because of it.
* '''Parodied''': Evulz doens;t realises he’s even supposed to have a goal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t know what he want with all the knowable in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
* '''Averted''': The question is never asked.
* '''Enforced''': The writer couldn’t figure out how Evulz would actually benefit from winning, and decided to make it into a plot point.
* '''Lampshaded''': “If you don’t know what you’re going to do with the collative knowledge of the universe, why even bother?! [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Your entire plan is pointless!”]]
* '''Invoked''': Hiro deliberately asks this question. [[XanatosGambit if Evulz doesn’t know what to do after he wins, he can then use this to convince him to change sides. If he does actually know what to do afterward, Hiro can learn of his end goal.]]
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': “It is but the first step in my amazing master plan, and [[HeKnowsTooMuch you’ve already heard too much!]]”
* '''Discussed''': “If you ask a supervillain what he’s going to do after he wins, you’ll rarely get a straight answer.”
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* '''Straight''': Empereor Evuls brags about his master plan to [[TheAssimilator consume all the knowledge in the universe.]] When Hiro asks what he’ll do after he gets it, Evulz is dumfounded.
* '''Exaggerated''': The question is enough to drive Evulz insane.
**Every villain in the series has this problem.
* '''Downplayed''': Evulz asks himself this, but it only takes him a second to figure it out.
** Evulz downplays his doubts, simply saying “I’ll worry about that when I have won.”
* '''Justified''': Evulz is TheDitz, and honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead.
** [[GenreSavvy Evulz]] [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin didn’t think he’d make it this far.]]
* '''Inverted''': Evulz is a VisionaryVillain and defined by his endgoal.
* '''Subverted''': “‘What then?’ Whatever the hell I want!”
* '''Double Subverted''': It eventually becomes apparent that Evulz doesn’t actually know what he wants, and he’s driven to despair because of it.
* '''Parodied''': Evulz doens;t realises he’s even supposed to have a goal.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz doesn’t know what he want with all the knowable in the universe, but he [[WantingisBetterThanHaving figures that the conquest it’s an end in of itself, and he’s happy with that much.]]
* '''Averted''': The question is never asked.
* '''Enforced''': The writer couldn’t figure out how Evulz would actually benefit from winning, and decided to make it into a plot point.
* '''Lampshaded''': “If you don’t know what you’re going to do with the collative knowledge of the universe, why even bother?! [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Your entire plan is pointless!”]]
* '''Invoked''': Hiro deliberately asks this question. [[XanatosGambit if Evulz doesn’t know what to do after he wins, he can then use this to convince him to change sides. If he does actually know what to do afterward, Hiro can learn of his end goal.]]
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': “It is but the first step in my amazing master plan, and [[HeKnowsTooMuch you’ve already heard too much!]]”
* '''Discussed''': “If you ask a supervillain what he’s going to do after he wins, you’ll rarely get a straight answer.”
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