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* [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|The Anti-Monitor]] probably counts, as it/he is so powerful that he can be implied to be in a form of [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] at any given moment, especially given [[Comic Book Death|the nature of death in comic books]].
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': One could make an argument that [[Magnificent Bastard|Mammoth]] [[Devil in Plain Sight|Mogul]] is this. Thousands of years ago, he founded the Order of Ixis, which eventually led to the creation of [[Evil Sorcerer|Ixis Naugus]], whose actions, {{spoiler|which may include starting the Great War}}, in turn led to [[Big Bad|Robotnik's]] rise to power, who's {{spoiler|death}} ultimately led to nearly every villain in the book today, with Naugus {{spoiler|responsible for the ones that aren't Mogul}}. Naugus and Robotnik are still quite active (and are, in fact, the current [[Big Bad Ensemble|top two villains]] of the series), whereas Mogul has semi-retired from active villainy, running a casino and deciding to use his immortality to outlive the heroes and make his move then.
* [[Satan| The One Below All]] might be considered the source of all Evil in the Marvel Universe, but seeing as it is the source of gamma radiation mutation and the being who drove Brian Banner insane (the cause of his son Bruce's repressed anger that created the Hulk's personality), it is truly the Bigger Bad for anything involving [[The Incredible Hulk]].
== [[Fan Works]] ==
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* ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' had entities called the Dream Demons, which Freddy [[Deal with the Devil| for his powers.]]
* From ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]''; it is revealed in the sixth movie that [[Psycho Psychologist| Dr. Terence Wynn]] is the head of a cult that drove Michael insane and possibly gave him superhuman powers.
* In the ''[[Hellraiser]]'' franchise, the ruler of the Labyrinth - and creator of the Cenobites - in an ancient entity called Leviathan, the setting's equivalent of [[Satan]]
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In ''[[Skullgirls]]'', Marie - the current Skull Girl - is the main antagonist, but she is under the control of the Skull Heart, a sentient [[Artifact of Doom]]. The Skull Heart, however, was created by the Trinity, three dark goddesses named Venus, Aeon, and Lamia, who built it with the intent of destroying humanity. Outside of the Grand Cathedral (where they are shown in artwork) Venus and Aeon are only seen in Double's and Robo-Fortune's story mode endings.
** Not to mention that ''they'' may answer to a more powerful entity that Venus and Aeon call "Mother", who may or may not be Lamia. "Mother" is only briefly seen in the aforementioned Story Mode endings (telling them to stop playing video games and come to dinner, implying she literally is their mother), although if she ''is'' Lamia, Double might be her avatar or vestige.
* In the 7th, and 8th (and probably upcoming 9th) ''[[Resident Evil]]'' games, the mold that causes the zombie infections, are spawned by at least two (possibly three) fungal supercolonies called Fungal Roots, one of them referred to as [https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Fungal_Root the Black God]. Whether these are intelligent beings is debatable (the Black God is certainly not divine, despite being worshipped by a cult) but are still the source of the overall crisis.
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* The [[Big Bad]] Mumm-Ra of both [[ThunderCats (1985 series)|the original ''ThunderCats'']] and [[ThunderCats (2011 series)|the 2011 reboot]] is a servant of the Ancient Spirits of Evil, who grant him his power in exchange for his service.
* Krang in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. Shredder was the antagonist for most of the series, but the ultimate mastermind he worked with was the evil alien brain.
* [https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Coco_Diablo Coco Diablo] could be considered this for the [[Scooby-Doo]] franchise; a fashion designer and crime boss, it seems that (as shown in the special ''[[Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo]]'') that she designed the costumes for almost ''every'' [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]]-perpetrating crook in their long careers, meaning she has aided and abetted most of the criminals in the franchise. {{spoiler|Ironically, though, she is only a [[Dragon-in-Chief]] in the story where she appears.}}
* Bill Cypher was presented as a recurring villain in ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', not confirmed until halfway through season 2 as the true [[Big Bad]] of the series, and likely the source of all the evil surrounding the eponymous town.
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