History PlayingWith / StarterVillain

** The very first villian Bob takes on is the BigBad, and they spend the rest of the series mopping up the multitude of smaller bad guys left leaderless in the wake of his defeat.

* '''Averted''': The first villain Bob faces is just as strong as all the rest he later must defeat. "The Adventures of Bob" don't [[NoAntagonist have villains]]

** The creators feel that the final BigBad needs to be off the radar at the beginning so TheReveal of their true plans is all the more surprising. However, the hero needs to receive their call to arms in the first episode [[TokenMotivationalNemesis and therefore needs someone they can fight at that point]].

* '''Conversed''': Why the big bads always send their weakest [[Mooks mooks]] to fight the hero at starting?

* '''Inverted''': The very first villian Bob takes on is the BigBad, and they spend the rest of the series mopping up the multitude of smaller bad guys left leaderless in the wake of his defeat.
** The first very [[HeroAntagonist hero]] [[VillainProtagonist Daniel Badman]] confronts is the weak Captain Bob
** Inverted of the two forms the villain protagonist first defeat the {{BigGood}} and later start to defeat other more weak heroes

** Inverted of the two forms the villain protagonist first defeat the [[BigGood]] and later start to defeat other more weak heroes

* '''Exploited''': Evulz makes bob belief that all his army is so weak as Jack, giving Bob a fake reliability

** Captain Jack was a GoodAllAlong ReverseMole, and from the next episode onward secretly trains Bob to fight Evulz.

* '''Averted''': The first villain Bob faces is just as strong as all the rest he later must defeat.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Subverted''': Captain Jack works to make up for his failure, and comes back with a higher rank more dangerous than ever.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, by the time Jack gets around to striking at Bob, Bob has also taken several [[TookALevelInBadass levels in badass]] and defeats him just as easily the second time around. Bob continues to escalate in power faster than Jack, and Jack quickly becomes a non-issue.

* '''Straight''': The first episode of ''The Adventures of AliceAndBob'' has our heroes dealing with [[MookLieutenant Captain Jack]], a low-rank minion of [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] who controls a small town.

** ''The Adventures of Bob'' is a videogame and the first few levels spent campaigning against Captain Jack are a JustifiedTutorial.
** Evulz sends Captain Jack to confront our heroes in order to test their capabilities, knowing he'll be easily taken care of by anyone who poses an ''actual'' threat.
* '''Inverted''': The very first villian Bob takes on is the BigBad, and he spends the rest of the series mopping up the multitude of smaller bad guys left leaderless in the wake of his defeat.

* '''Straight''': The first episode of ''The Adventures of AliceAndBob'' has our hero dealing with [[MookLieutenant Captain Jack]], a low-rank minion of [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]] who controls a small town.

** PowerLevels [[WebVideo/DragonballAbridged are counted as Jacks]].

* '''Straight''': The first episode of ''The Adventures of AliceAndBob'' has our hero dealing with [[MookLieutenant Captain Jack]], a low rank minion of who controls a small town.

* '''Straight''': The first episode of ''The Adventures of Bob'' has our hero dealing with [[MookLieutenant Captain Jack]], a low rank minion of who controls a small town.

* '''Defied''': The true villain is GenreSavvy and decides to attack every potentially threatening RagtagBunchOfMisfits at full force.

* '''Double Subverted''': However, by the time Jack gets around to striking at Bob, Bob has also taken several [[TookALevelInBadass levels in badass]] and defeats him just as easily the second time around.

** The creators feel that the final BigBad needs to be off the radar at the beginning so TheReveal of their true plans is all the more surprising. However, the hero needs to receive their call to arms in the first episode [[TokenMotivationalNemesis and therefore need someone to fight at that point]].

* '''Averted''': The first vilian Bob faces is just as strong as all the rest he later must defeat.
* '''Enforced''': "We need a weak villain for Bob to beat up easily, to show how tough he is."

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': The experience and knowledge gained in defeating Captain Jack serve as a boost to Bob's confidence. With many of his old insecurities no longer holding him back, Bob is now capable of facing much more dangerous villians on an even footing.

* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???

* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Straight''': The first episode of ''The Adventures of Bob'' has our hero dealing with [[MookLieutenant Captin Jack]], a low rank minion of who controls a small town.
* '''Exaggearated''': Jack is nothing but [[TheBully a school yard bully]] who happens to be a fan of Emperor Evulz.

* '''Parodied''': PowerLevels [[WebVideo/DragonballAbridged are counted as Jacks]].

'''Basic trope''': A villain appears and is later revealed to be the first one in SortingAlgorithmOfEvil.
* '''Straight''': Bob saves the world from Emperor Evulz and finds out that Emperor Evulz is just a mere minion in a massive army of evil.
* '''Exaggearated''': Emperor Evulz is one of the million weak clones that are taking over the universe. In that army, Evulz is on the bottom of the pecking order.
* '''Downplayed''': There's [[ManBehindTheMan another villain]] who appears after Emperor Evulz, but nothing more.

* '''Subverted''':
** It's revealed that Emperor Evulz is, in reality, the master of that army and was acting as a minion ForTheLulz.
** Emperor Evulz [[TheStarscream kills his master]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI and becomes the true]] BigBad.
* '''Double Subverted''': There was still [[BiggerBad some]][[ManBehindTheMan body]] behind Emperor Evulz.
* '''Parodied''': PowerLevels [[WebVideo/DragonballAbridged are counted as Evulzes]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': It never becomes clear whether or not Emperor Evulz is the true BigBad.
* '''Averted''': Emperor Evulz is the BigBad.
* '''Enforced''': SerialEscalation requires there being [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil more and more villains all the time]].

'''Basic trope:''' A villain appears and is later revealed to be the first one in SortingAlgorithmOfEvil.
* '''Straight:''' Bob saves the world from Emperor Evulz and finds out that Emperor Evulz is just a mere minion in a massive army of evil.
* '''Exaggearated:''' Emperor Evulz is one of the million weak clones that are taking over the universe. In that army, Evulz is on the bottom of the pecking order.
* '''Downplayed:''' There's [[ManBehindTheMan another villain]] who appears after Emperor Evulz, but nothing more.
* '''Justified:''' See Invoked.
* '''Subverted:''' It's revealed that Emperor Evulz is, in reality, the master of that army and was acting as a minion ForTheLulz.

* '''Inverted:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' Emperor Evulz is the BigBad.
* '''Zigzagged:''' It never becomes clear whether or not Emperor Evulz is the true BigBad.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "I'm just the first villain, guys. I'm thus the weakest."
* '''Enforced:''' SerialEscalation requires there being [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil more and more villains all the time]].
* '''Parodied:''' PowerLevels [[WebVideo/DragonballAbridged are counted as Evulzes]].
* '''Discussed:''' "The true villains never show up first. [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil They send their minions first]]."
* '''Invoked:''' The army believes its enemies are weak, so they just send their weakest members to defeat them.
* '''Defied:''' The true villain is GenreSavvy and decides to attack every potentially threatening RagtagBunchOfMisfits at full force.

* '''Enforced:''' SerialEscalation requires there being [[SortingAlgorithOfEvil more and more villains all the time]].

* '''Discussed:''' "The true villains never show up first. [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil They send their minions first."