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Since: May, 2014
BeerBaron
Since: Mar, 2012
2023-09-22 05:08:35
It isn't "villain sics hero on another villain" specific, but Let's You and Him Fight covers scenarios where two parties fight after being manipulated into doing so by a third party.
StarTropes
Since: May, 2014
BeerBaron
Since: Mar, 2012

Is there a trope where a Villain A needs Villain B or maybe just an enemy dealt with, so they manipulate events to have the hero deal with Villain B for them? Sort of like an Enemy Mine situation, but the hero is unaware of it.