![]() That's why he seeks out immortality, so he can stay that way forever. Frieza only cares about staying in power as "the strongest being in the universe" and will wipe out entire races to do so.He seeks to soar to ever-greater heights. Getting his country.is just.another step on the way. Gedfryn: Does he not spare a thought to what he's doing, the means to his ends? May be a Generic Doomsday Villain, especially if their motives are not explored much. See also Ambition Is Evil (this mindset requires a certain (read: very high) level of ambition) and Control Freak (which is essentially this on a smaller scale). For cases in which the despotism has positive side effects, see Pragmatic Villainy. In other words, they may suffer from Motive Decay when it turns out that the Utopia they promised to build has been sacrificed for the sake of their own personal power.įor cases when the created Dystopia really is their endgame, more than power, see Dystopia Justifies the Means. On the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism, they tend to be very much on the Cynical side. Some of them are vain and petty enough however to care only about them being number one and not willing to accept any form of responsibility which such power would entail. And ultimately, whatever plans and visions they might have for after they attain the power they seek will have the purpose of perpetuating that power. It simply means that power is their primary goal, and they will do anything to achieve that, even sacrifice whatever beliefs they may have. This is not to say that they will not care what society looks like after they take over, or that they will have no visions for the future. What's important is that the villain desires this power for its own sake rather than as a means to an end. Or frequently in fantasy and sci-fi stories, something larger. This trope is equally applicable to a villain who's out to take over something smaller. note Depending on the scale of the story, the villain need not be out to dominate "the world" specifically. Ideology and especially morality are secondary, which means examples of this trope are rarely portrayed in a sympathetic light. Power and position are what they are after and they are not particularly fussy about the state of the world insofar as those ambitions go. They will, if they deem it necessary, nearly destroy the world in pursuit of this goal. But with this trope, the Big Bad takes it too far. Total global domination is the most common of all villainous goals. It might turn out to be a Crapsack World - but hey, c'est la vie. ![]() ![]() Nope, you sacrificed your friends and family, your fellow countrymen (and theirs), and perhaps most of humanity in the name of social advancement. Now, the world might turn out to be a better place with you running the show, but just to be clear - that's not why you are trying to do it. Whether it is to eliminate the competition or to dissuade any future rebellion, you find that World Domination is hard to achieve without crossing the Moral Event Horizon, sometimes just because Evil Is Easy. Sometimes, it really was just to get you into power. Sometimes the catastrophe you engineered to bring yourself to power was not all for the Greater Good, nor was it For the Evulz. Other villains want to take over just to make the world worse, with the architect actively trying to make everyone as miserable as possible.Īnd some villains just want to take over. Some villains want to take over to bring about a better world, usually with the architect taking over to ensure paradise is brought about smoothly. The second and more despicable trope in the unholy trinity of villainous objectives. Arkham, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
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