History PlayingWith / GreaterScopeVillain

* '''Exaggerated''':
** The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination an incomprehensible, immortal and nigh-omnipotent primordial entity]] lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be the origin of all the evil in the entire multiverse. Very little is known of the Progenitor, but we eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this thing, something that shattered his very mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he is today, despite not having established any direct contact with it at any point of his life. Put bluntly, ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation the simple knowledge that the creature existed was enough to corrupt him]]''.
** [[WebAnimation/SuperHeroBowl The Progenitor of Dark Ages Makes Every Fictional Character Fight To Death]]

* '''Exaggerated''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination an incomprehensible, immortal and nigh-omnipotent primordial entity]] lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be the origin of all the evil in the entire multiverse. Very little is known of the Progenitor, but we eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this thing, something that shattered his very mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he is today, despite not having established any direct contact with it at any point of his life. Put bluntly, ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation the simple knowledge that the creature existed was enough to corrupt him]]''.

** [[PredecessorVillain The Progenitor]] has been dead for years; Evulz [[VillainousLegacy is simply continuing it’s work]].

* '''Inverted''': [[UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} Goddess Sophia the Liberator]] is a GreaterScopeParagon.

* '''Downplayed''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is a NonActionBigBad with Emperor Evulz as its DragonInChief.

** If The Progenitor of Dark Ages shows it’s face, humanity will unite against it. If it remains hidden, it can continue making humans fight each other.

** As it turns out, The Progenitor IS responsible for Emperor Evulz being what he is...but it was an accident. The Progenitor accidentally turned Evulz evil, yes, but it was never evil to begin with. The Progenitor did something horrific that accidentally turned Evulz evil(like accidentally giving Evulz a potion that turns people evil, for example), so while it IS responsible for making Evulz what he is today, it’s more of an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom than an actual greater scope villain.
** As it turns out, The Progenitor [[GoodAllAlong was never evil to begin with]]...people just mistook it for a villain. In fact, it was actually trying to help the world, not destroy it, but Emperor Evulz tricked The Progenitor into giving him immense power. The Progenitor is actually TheAtoner and wants to help the heroes stop Evulz, thus becoming a BigGood or even a GreaterScopeParagon.

* '''Deconstructed''': Such pervasive presence of cosmic evil makes Troperia truly the [[UpToEleven crapsackiest]] CrapsackWorld.

* '''Straight''': In ''Dark Ages of Troperia'', [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] [[TheEmpire and his evil empire]] [[CrapsackWorld are making things miserable for everyone]] and is the obvious enemy for [[TheHero Ace Braveheart]] to fight. However the Progenitor of Dark Ages is the one who gives Evulz the power to rule, while having no direct influence on the empire.

* '''Straight''': In ''Dark Ages of Troperia'', [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] [[TheEmpire and his evil empire]] [[CrapsackWorld is making things miserable for everyone]] and is the obvious enemy for [[TheHero Ace Braveheart]] to fight. However the Progenitor of Dark Ages is the one who gives Evulz the power to rule, while having no direct influence on the empire.

* '''Downplayed''':
** The Progenitor of Dark Ages is a NonActionBigBad with Emperor Evulz as its DragonInChief.
** Greater-Scope AntiVillain.

* '''Downplayed''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is a NonActionBigBad with Emperor Evulz as its DragonInChief.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination an incomprehensible, immortal and nigh-omnipotent entity whom very little is known of]], lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be origin of all known evil in the universe. We eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this thing, something that shattered his very mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he is today, despite not having established any direct contact with it at any point of his life. Put bluntly, ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation the simple knowledge that the creature existed was enough to corrupt him]]''.

** [[PredecessorVillain The Progenitor]] has been dead for years; Evulz is simply continuing it’s work.

* '''Subverted''': It seems that Progenitor of Dark Ages is the subtle source of power of Emperor Evulz, but then it starts playing an active role in the conflict, so Ace and his friends are forced to combat and defeat it ([[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu which is no small feat at all]]), turning the situation into a standard SortingAlgorithmOfEvil.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, once the dust has settled, we discover that the Progenitor was a mere spawn of the Thousand-World Obliterator, a [[EldritchAbomination powerful extra-dimensional being]] who, despite its power and inherent malevolence, has no interest in destroying Troperia nor the universe where it resides.

* '''Zig Zagged''': [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane Sometimes hints point to a malevolent cosmic presence, the other times it's made clear that Emperor Evulz is the single person to blame, and all his evils are human evils.]] It's really a MindScrew for Bob (and the audience).

* '''Deconstructed''': Such pervasive presence of cosmic evil makes Troperia truly the [[UpToEleven crapsackiest]] of CrapsackWorld.

* '''Downplayed''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is a NonActionBigBad with Emperor Evulz as it’s DragonInChief.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Straight''': In ''Dark Ages of Troperia'', [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] [[TheEmpire and his evil empire]] [[CrapsackWorld is making things miserable for everyone]] and is the obvious enemy for Ace Braveheart to fight. However the Progenitor of Dark Ages is the one who gives Evulz the power to rule, while having no direct influence on the empire.

* '''Downplayed''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is a NonActionBigBad with Emperor Evulz as his DragonInChief.

** If The Progenitor of Dark Ages show his face, humanity will unite against him. If he remains hidden, he can continue making humans fight each other.
** [[PredecessorVillain The Progenitor]] has been dead for years; Evulz is simply continuing his work.
** Even evil intentions can have a few unplanned side effects. The Progenitor of Dark Ages had no way of knowing that his actions would indirectly influence those of Evulz.

* '''Subverted''': It seems that Progenitor of Dark Ages is the subtle source of power of Emperor Evulz, but then it starts playing an active role in the conflict, so Ace and his friends are forced to combat him and defeating it ([[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu which is no small feat at all]]). Therefore, turning the situation into a standard SortingAlgorithmOfEvil.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, once the dust has settled, we discover that the Progenitor was a mere spawn of the Thousand-World Obliterator, a powerful extra-dimensional being who, despite its power and inherent malevolence, has no interest in destroying Troperia nor the universe where it resides.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes every hints point to a malevolent cosmic presence, the other times it's made clear that Emperor Evulz is the single person to blame, and all his evils are human evils. It's really a MindScrew for Bob (and the audience).

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Averted''': The more cosmically significant villain has something to do with the conflict.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination a very grotesque, immortal and nigh-omnipotent lifeform]], lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be origin of all evil in the universe. We eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this guy, something that shattered his mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he's in the present, despite not having established any direct contact with him at any point of his life. [[GoMadFromTheRevelation The simple knowledge that the creature existed was enough to corrupt him]].

** The Progenitor has been dead for years; Evulz is simply continuing his work.

* '''Inverted''': [[UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} Goddess Sophia the Liberator]], a benevolent being more powerful than the BigGood but only tangentially involved in the quest. She's also a mere presence and [[TheParagon inspiration for the heroes]].

* '''Parodied''':
** Bob's on a quest to get his lunch money back from the school bully. That bully did this to impress (or [[BigBadWannabe to be like]]) the Progenitor of The Dark Ages.
** After Ace defeats Emperor Evulz, he decides to vanquish the Progenitor of Dark Ages... But then has to defeat the Ideas of Evil, only to have to defeat the Diabolus Machinous, an even ''[[UpToEleven bigger]]'' bad, and [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil then he has to defeat]]... '''''THE BIGGEST BAD'''''

* '''Enforced''':
** "Fans are wondering how Evulz gets his powers, let's introduce an EldritchAbomination".
** Progenitor of the Dark Ages is the BigBad of a series that ''Dark Ages of Troperia'' is part of a shared universe with. The writers of ''Dark Ages of Troperia'' are not allowed to involve it in there stories, but still want to make its presence felt.

* '''Enforced''': "Fans are wondering how Evulz gets his powers, let's introduce an EldritchAbomination".

* '''Exaggerated''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination an incomprehensible, immortal and nigh-omnipotent entity]], lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be origin of all evil in the universe. We eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this entity, something that shattered his mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he's in the present, despite not having established any direct contact with it at any point of his life. [[GoMadFromTheRevelation The simple knowledge that the entity existed was enough to corrupt him]].

** After Ace defeats Emperor Evulz, he decides to vanquish the Progenitor of Dark Ages... But then has to defeat the Ideas of Evil, only to have to defeat the Diabolus Machinous, an even ''[[UpToEleven bigger]]'' bad, and [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil then he has to defeat]]...

* '''Averted'': The more cosmically significant villain has something to do with the conflict.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Progenitor of Dark Ages is [[EldritchAbomination an incomprehensible, immortal and nigh-omnipotent entity]], lurking in the void between galaxies, who's theorized to be origin of all evil in the universe. We eventually find out that Evulz' StartOfDarkness was triggered after he found out about the existence of this entity, something that shattered his mind and turned him into the heartless monster that he's in the present, despite not having established any direct contact with it at any point of his life. [[GoMadFromTheRevelation The knowledge the entity's existence was enough to corrupt him]].