1 | '''Basic Trope''': One villain ([[BigBad the superior]]) kills another ([[TheDragon his subordinate]]) in order to power themselves up or regain lost resources. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz kills his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Baron Kurtz, in order to eat his soul and heal himself after a losing battle with the heroes. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Emperor Evulz devours the souls of everyone in his empire in order to finally have the power to beat TheHero down. |
5 | ** There’s a hierarchy of minions in Evulz’s [[TheOmniscientCouncilofVagueness Omniscient Council of Vagueness,]] and each ranks above is allowed to kill the lower ranks at any time, in order to give themselves a boost. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Evulz drains most of the baron’s power out, leaving him comatose, while the former uses the energy to scry on Hiro’s location. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Evulz’s modus operandi always involved [[YourSoulIsMine eating souls]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe killing incompetent minions.]] When Baron Kurtz fell, this was just a convenient way to combine the two. |
9 | ** Evulz can [[TheAssimilator absorb powers via murder,]] and Baron Kurtz can teleport but is too wounded to use it. When they are trapped in a sealed airtight room, Evulz killing Kurtz for his power is the only way the former can survive. |
10 | * '''Inverted''': Baron Kurtz, [[DragonTheirFeet having witnessed Evulz being killed in battle]], devours HIS soul instead in order to better [[AvengingTheVillain avenge him.]] |
11 | ** Alternately, Baron Kurtz is the Starscream or DragonInChief and kills his boss Evulz in order to steal his power, becoming a DragonAscendant. |
12 | ** Evulz grants Kurtz an EleventhHourSuperpower. |
13 | ** VillainOverride |
14 | * '''Subverted''': Evulz tells the mortally wounded Baron Kurtz “YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness…” and then takes his BigFreakingSword, while leaving him to die. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': After THAT gambit failed, Evulz returns in a huff to his new second in command Lady Esmerelda, and proceeds to quickly snap her neck in order to devour HER soul instead. |
16 | * '''Parodied''': |
17 | ** Baron Kurtz’s [[IHaveManyNames many titles]] include “[[HumanResources Emergency rations,]]” and the back of his armour is labelled with nutritional information. |
18 | ** Evulz demands that the Baron seasons himself with barbecue sauce before he attempts this trope, and proceeds to [[ImAHumanitarian literally eat the baron for his power.]] |
19 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Evulz has several CoDragons - Baron Kurtz, Lord Soulsheirk, Lady Esmeralda, and Countess Morgana. He does exactly this to Baron Kurtz, but decides against it for Lord Soulsheirk, thinking eating [[BlackMagic his soul]] [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth would probably kill him.]] Lady Esmeralda escapes this fate by [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled committing suicide]] before Evulz can reach her, and he tries to drain Countess Camille's soul, but the spell fails partway through and she escapes, avoiding later attempts by [[HeelFaceTurn joining the heroes]]. Evulz himself is [[KarmicDeath finally devoured]] by [[GreaterScopeVillain Malebolge]] because he needed more power to escape [[SealedEvilInACan his prison]], and Evulz kept trying to kill the subordinates who were trying to gather the required power just to get himself a temporary power boost. |
20 | * '''Averted''': The BigBad does not use his minions for a quick recharge at any point. |
21 | * '''Enforced''': ??? |
22 | * '''Lampshaded''': “In life, you existed to serve me. Why should your death be any different? Die now, and be a part of my greatness.” |
23 | * '''Invoked''': |
24 | ** Baron Kurtz offers himself up to Evulz in order to heal him before the final battle begins. |
25 | ** Eviluz recruited the [[GeneralFailure otherwise-worthless]] Baron in order to have a good source of energy in an emergency. |
26 | * '''Exploited''': Baron Kurtz abuses [[TheDarkArts death magic]] and actively works to [[TheCorruption corrupt his soul]] as much as possible, so that [[AssimilationBackfire when Evulz tries to eat his soul]] he gets [[RegretEatingMe killed off from within.]] |
27 | * '''Defied''': |
28 | ** “Please don’t eat my soul, my liege. [[MacGuffin The Eye of Zathok]] will be far more effective at healing your wounds.” |
29 | ** Hiro kills off Baron Kurtz and burns the body, in order to deny Evulz precious resources. |
30 | ** Evulz is extremely loyal to his minions, and finds the idea of using them like this to be abhorrent. |
31 | * '''Discussed''': “Well, as far as retirement plans go, I think “having your soul eaten in order to further my dastardly plans” is not a good one. |
32 | * '''Conversed''': “As per standard on this show, as soon as Evulz needs a pick-me-up, he starts eying Kurtz hungrily…” |
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34 | Back to {{Devour The Drago|n}}- Hey, is that the SuperTrope VillainOverride? Why is it looking at me like tha- [[SelfDemonstratingArticle OH LORD NO!]] |
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36 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
37 | %% |
38 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
39 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
40 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
41 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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