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If a show has a series of Big Bad jeopardies, they can function like a series of [[Monster of the Week|Monsters of the Week]] that take more than a week to finish off. If there is a [[Legion of Doom]], you can expect the Big Bad to be involved somehow. They're probably sorted by power, with the strongest for last, following the [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]].
[[Evil Overlord]], [[Diabolical Mastermind]], [[The Chessmaster]], [[Arch Enemy]], [[The Man Behind the Man]], and often [[Manipulative Bastard]] are specific types of villains who are liable to show up as Big Bads. If he's a [[Magnificent Bastard]], [[Complete Monster]], or [[Hero
See also [[Big Bad Duumvirate]] for two (or more) Big Bads working together ([[Evil vs. Evil|or not]]). Sometimes a [[Big Bad]] will get his start as a servant to another villain -- if that's the case, he's a [[Dragon Ascendant]]. If the character who fills the role of [[Big Bad]] in most meaningful ways is nominally subordinate to someone else (someone significantly less menacing by comparison), he is a [[Dragon-in-Chief]]. If the story has many Big Bads, see [[Big Bad Ensemble]].
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Note that the [[Big Bad]] of a story is not always the most powerful or oldest existing evil force. Perhaps an evil presence along the lines of an [[Eldritch Abomination]] overshadows the work's setting, but is mainly divorced from the story's events -- that would be the [[Bigger Bad]]. The [[Big Bad]] is distinct from that by being the main obstacle that the hero must contend with, though the Big Bad might try to harness the [[Bigger Bad]] in some way as part of their plan. (Whether or not [[Evil Is Not a Toy|this backfires]] may vary.)
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