Line #59 Main/ReturningBigBad


1	->''"You know kids, a lot has changed while your old uncle Joker’s been away. New Gotham. New rules. Even a new Batman. But now I'm tanned, I'm rested, and I'm ready to give this old town a wedgie again!"''
2	-->--'''[[Characters/DCAUJoker The Joker]]''', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''
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4	In the natural progression of the SortingAlgorithmOfEvil, when a BigBad of an installment or arc is defeated but the story continues, a new one will take their place. However, just because they've been defeated, it doesn't mean that the heroes will no longer have to worry about them anymore.
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6	There will be times in a story where, after a period of absence, a former Big Bad will return to reclaim their role. This tends to occur in a story with multiple arcs, [[ArcVillain each having its own Big Bad]]. They might have come BackFromTheDead or escaped from [[SealedEvilInACan imprisonment]], and may have been [[ResurrectTheVillain intentionally brought back]] by a [[BreakingOutTheBoss lesser villain]]. Usually, the villain will be [[CameBackStrong more dangerous]] than ever before, to ensure that they remain a threat despite being defeated in the past.
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8	Note that the villain has to be returning as the main villain after a period of absence to apply. If they return to serve as a minion of the new Big Bad, that's DemotedToDragon, though the two may overlap if the villain [[HijackedByGanon successfully takes over as the Big Bad]]. Compare HijackedByGanon, where an old villain is revealed to be behind a new one. Contrast ExBigBad, where a former Big Bad reappears but no longer as the main threat. Not to be confused with DragonAscendant, where a former minion of a previous Big Bad takes their place later on. A SuperTrope to VillainOnLeave, a more specific trope when villains skip an installment of their franchise before coming back.
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10	'''As this trope is about the return of previous villains, many of the examples below are spoilers.'''
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12	!!Example subpages:
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17	!!Examples:
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21	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
22	* Myotismon, the Big Bad of the third arc of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' was seemingly destroyed. However, ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' reveals his spirit survived, and has been orchestrating the events throughout all of the second series.
23	* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'', [[Characters/DragonBallFrieza Frieza]] takes back the reins ''twice'' after his initial defeat on Namek, once with a new form in ''Resurrection F'' and later as part of the BigBadDuumvirate in ''[[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Broly]]''.
24	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO Dio Brando]], the main villain of ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'' was seemingly stuck at the bottom of the sea at the end of that Part. However, under the moniker "DIO", he later returns in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', having escaped the sea along with taking over Jonathan's body, TheHero of Part 1, intending to wipe out the Joestar bloodline.
25	* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'': Loki is the first big bad till episode 22, where he is defeated and send to the Dark Dimension. He returns in episode 40, now DemotedToDragon for new big bad Dormammu, but in episode 50 he rebels against his master and absorbs his powers, thus restoring him to BigBad status for the series finale.
26	* The Lifemaker, the central antagonist of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' returns in the sequel ''Manga/UQHolder'' roughly halfway through the series. [[spoiler:In UQ's timeline, the Lifemaker was never completely defeated, whereas in the timeline that Negima ultimately ends in, the Lifemaker was completely eradicated]].
27	* ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'':
28	** Giovanni, the main villain of ''Red and Blue'', makes scattered appearances after his first defeat. However, in ''Firered Leafgreen'', Giovanni acts as the main villain again, taking control of Deoxys to [[spoiler:find his missing son]] and to further Team Rocket's goals.
29	** The main villain of the ''Emerald '' arc, Guile Hideout, turns out to be [[spoiler:Archie, [[BigBadEnsemble one of the two main villains]] of ''Ruby and Sapphire'']].
30	* The first season of ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' ends in the defeat and apparent death of Talpa, the Master of the Evil Dynasty invading the human world. The next season sees the heroes dealing with the fallout of this as a new, NobleDemon villain begins to try to consolidate his power and become the new leader of the underworld, only to be defeated. Come the final season and it turns out Talpa isn't dead, he's just been gathering his power for a new invasion, and preparing to unleash his newest warrior, the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy vicious Lady Kyra.]]
31	* In ''Anime/YattermanNight'', [[spoiler:the identity of Lord Yatterman turns out to be Dokurobei, the BigBad of the original ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'', who stole the identity of his arch-enemies and took over the world under it purely to spite them by besmirching their name.]]
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35	* ''AudioPlay/JanTenner'': The Void, a sentien mass made of BlackMagic from the first series ''Classic'', returns as "the Eraser", its improved form, in episode 9 of the thrid series "Der Neue Superheld" (engl. "The new superhero") and becomes the BigBad again until episode 11 where it is defeated for good.
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39	* Titan, the StarterVillain for ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'' returns as the main threat in [[MilestoneCelebration the tenth instalment]].
40	* Kugai Kudo, formerly the BigBad of a Series/KamenRiderGaim V-Cinema (and its tie-in novel), not only functions as this in ''Fanfic/FracturedInfinity'', but also invokes it, by pitting his chosen groups of heroes against groups consisting of one enemy each, all of which have one BigBad level threat (Though the first and second of these groups consist entirely of main antagonists, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which does not result in the best teamwork]], to say the least).
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44	* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'': Go on. [[ExactlyWhatitSaysontheTin Guess who]] comes back.
45	* ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand'': Captain Hook is still causing trouble, and this time kidnaps [[SpinOffspring Wendy's daughter Jane]] and takes her to Neverland.
46	* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2'': Shere Khan is out to get revenge on Mowgli for burning off his tail and humiliating him, [[KnightOfCerebus and is far viler and less comedic this time.]]
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50	* ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater'' has Colonel Miles Quaritch being reborn into a Na'vi avatar despite being killed by Neytiri in [[Film/{{Avatar}} the previous movie]]. Likewise, several of his men who were KIA are also brought back into Na'vi bodies, and serve as his PraetorianGuard in this film.
51	* In ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', [[spoiler:Gozer the Gozerian, who was previously defeated in [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 the first film]], is once again the BigBad]].
52	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
53	** Loki is introduced as the BigBad in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', and returns as the main antagonist in ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}''.
54	** HYDRA makes its debut in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', and come back as the main antagonists in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. They're led by different people in each film, but it's still the same organization.
55	* In a first for the series, Solomon Lane, the BigBad of ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'', returns as one half of the BigBadDuumvirate in ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout''.
56	* ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' brings back [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Emperor Palpatine]] after he was killed in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', revealing that he created Supreme Leader Snoke via cloning and was responsible for the majority of the events in the Sequel Trilogy.
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60	* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': While every odd-numbered book in the series has its own ArcVillain, the even-numbered ones always have Opal Koboi in the role of antagonist. She's a CorruptCorporateExecutive in book 2, escapes prison to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in book 4, acts as the ManBehindTheMan in book 6, and [[spoiler:kills her past self to ascend to godhood]] in book 8.
61	* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is killed by his granddaughter, Alia Atreides. He comes back in ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune'' where he ironically possesses Alia via GeneticMemory in an attempt to destroy House Atreides once and for all.
62	* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', the BigBad Tigerstar is killed at the end of the first series. However, he returns to the books in the latter half of the second series, visiting his sons Hawkfrost and Brambleclaw, and later on his believed grandson, Lionblaze, in their dreams and trying to get them to follow his plans; ultimately, by the time of ''[[Literature/WarriorCatsOmenOfTheStars Omen of the Stars]]'', his spirit is able to physically fight living cats and he faces TheHero Firestar once more.
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66	* Happens quite a bit in ''Series/DoctorWho'' thanks to the large RoguesGallery. You'll have villains like the Daleks and Cybermen who serve as the BigBad for one or a few seasons, dip out for a bit only to return as the Big Bad for a later season.
67	** After spending four seasons absent from the series, the Daleks make their triumphant return in Season 9's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E1DayOfTheDaleks Day of the Daleks]]." A season later, they return again when they are revealed to be [[TheManBehindTheMan behind the Master]], employing him to start an interstellar war.
68	** The Master himself did this also, disappearing after Season 10 only to return in Season 14 (in real life this was due to his actor, Roger Delgado, dying and the writers deciding to put the character on hiatus). He then dips out again only to return in Season 18 as the main antagonist.
69	** The Black Guardian was the BigBad for the season-long StoryArc of Season 16. After being foiled, he returns in Season 20 to get revenge on the Doctor.
70	** Series 1 of the revival of course has [[BreakoutVillain the Daleks]] as the main antagonists. Series 2 follows suit and has the Cybermen (and the Daleks again). The next two seasons follow the same trend as well with the Master and Davros each returning to be the BigBad.
71	* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': When Rufus failed at the end of season 1, he ran off falsely believing himself to be immortal. In season 2, the characters initially believed him to have died, but he was actually back as "The Collector". However, it wasn't until he was unmasked that he began to really reprise his role, going back to his old habits of stealing, kidnapping, betraying, and attempting to swipe the treasure from the students and Victor.
72	* In the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'', this has [[OnceASeason become a gimmick of sorts]] with Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, the ArchEnemy of Barry Allen. He starts off as the first BigBad of ''Series/{{The Flash\|2014}}'', but after his defeat, he has returned as a key player on several occasions. In ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' Season 2, he leads the LegionOfDoom, making him the overall Big Bad of the season. In the ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' crossover, he joins the New Reich of Earth-X and ends up as part of the BigBadDuumvirate. In Season 5 of ''The Flash'', he is revealed to be TheManBehindTheMan who manipulated the two Cicadas, both of whom served as [[TheHeavy the heavies]] that troubled Team Flash. Then in Season 6, it's revealed that ''Series/{{Crisis On Infinite Earths\|2019}}'' reduced Thawne into a spectral state and lost his body, where he continues to menace Team Flash as a wraith by [[GrandTheftMe possessing Nash]]. In Season 7, Thawne regains his body and forms an EnemyMine with Barry to take down Godspeed [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou because he won't let someone else defeat Barry]], but after finding himself outmatched he retreats, where one year later in Season 8, Thawne returns as the ArcVillain of the ''Armageddon'' arc, where it's revealed he screwed with the timeline once again to create a Reverse-Flashpoint and swap lives with Barry. He's defeated at the end of that arc, left [[DePower depowered]] and imprisoned, but returns again at the end of the season when the Negative Forces re-empower him as their combined avatar.
73	* [[Characters/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineGulDukat Gul Dukat]] in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Dukat first appeared in the pilot episode and was the de-facto BigBad of season 1, which mostly had VillainOfTheWeek stories, and was a recurring villain throughout the seasons 2 and 3. In season 4 he was eclipsed by the [[TheEmpire Dominion]] and went through a quasi HeelFaceTurn, but midway through season 5 he joins up with the Dominion and becomes TheHeavy of the Dominion War arc, even capturing the titular station. After being defeated be again becomes a recurring villain until the end of season 6, where he starts worshipping the [[LegionsOfHell Pah-wraiths]]. He is one of the two main villains of season 7, alongside the Female Changeling, culminating in him becoming TheAntiChrist. He is the last villain to be defeated in the show, dying in a duel with [[TheHero Sisko]] in the last few minutes of the finale.
74	* ''Franchise/KamenRider'': Most series in the Showa Era had the first season's villain, the Great Leader of Shocker, return as the BigBad no matter how many times he's defeated. The explanation is that he's [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil an evil spirit more than he is a man]]. This has become much rarer since the franchise came back with ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', but [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Shocker]] still has the tendency to pop up whenever there's a big {{crossover}}.
75	* ''Series/StargateSG1'': The Goa'uld Apophis served as the Big Bad for the first two seasons, even attempting an invasion of Earth that destroyed much of his Fleet. By season 3 his position was usurped by his rival Sokar, who killed Apophis and resurrected him several times before dumping him on a moon made to resemble FireAndBrimstoneHell. However, eventually Apophis managed to turn the tables, taking over Sokar's entire Fleet after the latter's death and became the Big Bad once again for season 4.
76	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
77	** The Black Cross Führer, the BigBad of the franchise's first installment ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger'', returns in the [[MilestoneCelebration 35th Anniversary movie]] ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle'' to get revenge on Super Sentai teams, now in a new form calling himself the "Black Cross King". He also brings the Big Bads of three previous shows along for the ride as his [[DemotedToDragon minions]].
78	** The final villain of the TV special ''Series/FourWeekContinuousSuperSentaiStrongestBattle'' is a revived Dai Satan, who was the GreaterScopeVillain of ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger''.
79	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
80	** ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'': the BigBad Evox is a sentient virus that was after the Morphing Grid. [[spoiler:The second season revealed that he is actually Venjix from ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', having hidden his code in Scott's Cell Shift Morpher, as hinted in the ''RPM'' finale. When the Morpher was experimented on by Nate using Morph-X and snake DNA, the components mixed with the Venjix virus, turning him into Evox and granting him a hunger for the Morphing Grid.]]
81	** ''Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury'': Lord Zedd from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' returns in ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoFury Dino Fury]]'', and becomes the main villain for the 30th anniversary season.
82	* The ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' is rather fond of bringing back past villains.
83	** Yapool, the BigBad of ''Series/UltramanAce'', has gone on to make plenty of appearances after as a result of [[BreakoutVillain his popularity]]. He first returned for a two-parter in ''Series/UltramanTaro'', before going on to reappear as the BigBad of the film ''Film/UltramanMebiusAndTheUltraBrothers'' (he also shows up in ''Series/UltramanMebius'', but as [[DemotedToDragon one of]] the EliteFour). He also appears as one of the main villains in ''Series/UltraFightVictory'', where he resurrects fellow BigBad Juda.
84	** Alien Empera was originally set up in ''Series/UltramanTaro'' as the GreaterScopeVillain for the whole series. After appearing in several stage shows, Empera finally makes a proper TV debut in ''Mebius'' as [[TheManBehindTheMan the real mastermind]] behind the monster attacks in that series. He nearly returned again in ''Series/UltramanMebiusGaiden'', but his resurrection was stopped.
85	** Ultraman Belial served as the BigBad of the first two ''Franchise/UltramanZero'' films. After sitting out ''Film/UltramanSaga'', Belial returns in the ''Series/UltraZeroFight'' miniseries and later appears again as the BigBad of ''Series/UltramanGeed''.
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89	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': [[spoiler:Vergil]] returns as the true BigBad of the game after serving as a member of the BigBadEnsemble in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening Dante's Awakening]]'' despite seemingly being defeated back in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1''.
90	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Ganondorf comes BackFromTheDead in many games, often being [[HijackedByGanon behind the supposed new villain of these games.]]
91	* ''Videogame/MegaManBattleNetwork:'' Lord Wily, leader of the syndicate called WWW, is the BigBad of the first game. He comes back in the third game with a bigger scheme, but he's defeated again. He's thought to be missing until he reappears near the end of the fifth game; the 6th (and final) game has him be the main villain again for the last time.
92	* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 7'' sees General Morden and the Rebel Army finally getting to be the main antagonists again, after they were [[TheManBehindTheMan hijacked]] by the Mars People in the second and third games, [[FramingTheGuiltyParty had their likeness stolen]] by the Amadeus Syndicate in the fourth game, [[OutOfFocus nowhere to be seen]] in the fifth game, and forced into an EnemyMine with the protagonists ''and'' the Mars People against the Invaders in the sixth game. Thanks to the Future Rebels coming back in time to help them out, the Rebel Army is finally able to pose a credible threat again.
93	* ''VideoGame/PockyAndRocky:'' ''Reshrined'' sees Black Mantle, the main antagonist of the first SNES game, returning to get his revenge on Pocky.
94	* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', Sith Emperor Vitiate, the BigBad of the Jedi Knight's story (and GreaterScopeVillain to many of the other stories), returns to life at the end of the ''Shadow of Revan'' story and is the BigBad of Rise of the Emperor, the start of ''Knights of the Fallen Empire'' (until he dies again), and the end of ''Knights of the Eternal Throne'' (when he reveals his death and everything since was all part of his plan). Then he's finally KilledOffForReal.
95	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': M. Bison (known in Japan as Vega), the most recurring villain in the ''Street Fighter'' series, has returned in numerous games and spin-offs as the main villain even after being defeated, replaced, or even killed by other villains like Akuma, Gill, or Seth.
96	* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', [[spoiler:after Luke's group defeats [[BigBad Van Grants]] at the Absorption Gate, a new conflict arises as the God Generals return and are under the command of Grand Maestro Mohs, who seemingly takes the role as Big Bad for the third act of the game. However, it's later revealed that the God Generals were only using Mohs as an UnwittingPawn for their schemes, and Van Grants eventually reveals himself to have survived his supposed demise, returning stronger than ever and reclaiming his role as the Big Bad, since he has absorbed [[CrystalDragonJesus Lorelei]] in the planet's core]].
97	* The original ''VideoGame/{{Ubersoldier}}'' has the main villain, the Nazi MadScientist Dr. Schaeffer who spearheads the titular SuperSoldier creation project. The sequel introduces a new threat in the form of a rogue ''Ubersoldier'' unit led by one Commander Dietrich... until the final stage, where it's revealed that Dietrich is just Dr. Schaeffer's lackey, and the still living Schaeffer has been [[TheManBehindTheMan pulling the strings]] behind the sequel's plot.
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101	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': [[Characters/Ben10Vilgax Vilgax]], the most recurring villain in the franchise, has returned after being dealt with on several occasions. He gets trapped in the Null Void in Season 2 of the original series, only to return in the canonical GrandFinale ''WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix'', which ends with him defeated for quite a long time. After not being heard from for years, he returns as the main villain of Season 3 of ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]''. After his defeat there he returns in Season 3 of ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'', having seemingly been DemotedToDragon for Diagon, only to [[HijackedByGanon betray his master]] and seize his power for himself. After being defeated once again, he returns again in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'', creating a device that will [[OmnicidalManiac wipe out every dimension in existence.]]
102	* The second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' has Scar eventually be revived in the form of a fire demon who wants to get revenge on Simba and destroy the Pride Lands.
103	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
104	** In the season six finale, "To Where and Back Again", [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicQueenChrysalis Queen Chrysalis]], the antagonist from the season two finale "A Canterlot Wedding" comes back and launches a near-successful takeover of Equestria [[spoiler:which includes capturing the main heroes, only for to be defeated thanks to Starlight Glimmer alongside Trixie, Discord, and reformed changeling Thorax]].
105	** A unique version in the final season: [[spoiler:Throughout the season, Chrysalis, [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicLordTirek Lord Tirek]], and [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicCozyGlow Cozy Glow]] were recruited and {{Demoted to Dragon}}s by Grogar, but began plotting behind his back. In the GrandFinale, they successfully double-cross him, with it revealed that he was actually Discord in disguise as part of a crazy plan to help boost Twilight's confidence to help her become ruler of Equestria, leaving the villainous trio free to take back their roles as a BigBadTriumvirate]].
106	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': [[spoiler:Season 15's BigBad, the Crystal King, is revealed in "A Sinister Shadow" to be the latest incarnation of the Overlord, the BigBad of Seasons 2 and 3. Despite last being seemingly killed by Zane, the Overlord, being the embodiment of evil, can never be destroyed. He's been biding his time, resurrecting Harumi after her death in Season 9, and has instructed her to build an army out of [[KryptoniteFactor Vengestone]]. This means he's also the GreaterScopeVillain for King Vangelis, Season 13's main villain, who had been supplying him with Vengestone before his defeat.]]
107	* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': In the second arc of season 4, "My Two Bobs," Guardian-Bob [[spoiler:is really Megabyte, recently revived and now [[VoluntaryShapeshifting a Trojan Horse virus]].]]
108	* One of the main villains of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is [[Characters/RickAndMortyEvilMorty Evil Morty]], a MagnificentBastard who repeatedly [[TheBadGuyWins manages to accomplish his goals]] and outsmart plethoras of other Ricks and Mortys in the multiverse, including the main duo. The Season 5 finale, "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS5E10RickamuraiJack Rickmurai Jack]]", [[spoiler:sees him succeed in escaping the Central Finite Curve]], and this same episode also introduces a new GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Rick Prime, the man who killed Main Rick's family decades ago]]. The next season and a half focuses heavily on Rick's efforts [[spoiler:to track Rick Prime down for {{Revenge}}, and only manages to do so while part of an EnemyMine with Evil Morty in Season 7's "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS7E5Unmortricken Unmortricken]]". By the end of it, Rick has successfully killed Rick Prime, while Evil Morty has once again gotten what he wanted and leaves unimpeded, with leverage to keep Rick from coming after him and hinting that he may have use for Rick again in the future]].
109	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Ludo is the original main villain of the series, always trying to steal Star's wand, though he is played for laughs and presented as ineffectual. Toward the end of the first season, [[spoiler:he is usurped by [[DragonWithAnAgenda Toffee]]]] and removed as a villain. Then during season 2, he makes his return, [[spoiler:having grown in power to the point of being a serious threat, and succeeds in stealing Star's spellbook, directly fueling much of the conflict of the rest of the season.]]
110	* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Valtor returns as the BigBad for Season 8, having revealed [[NotQuiteDead he wasn't really destroyed]] when Bloom extinguished his fire.
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